Beckwith, Byron de la

Authoritative Name:
Beckwith, Byron de la
Biography:
American white supremacist (b. Nov. 9, 1920, Colusa, Calif.â€"d. Jan. 21, 2001, Jackson, Miss.), was the convicted murderer of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. On June 12, 1963, Evers, the Mississippi field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was shot and killed in an ambush in front of his home. Beckwith was charged with the murder, but he was set free in 1964 after two trials resulted in hung juries. He was convicted in a third trial held in 1994 and given a life sentence. -- Encyclopedia Britannica
Associated Subjects:
Beckwith, Byron de la
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

6 items in 4 collections (expand all)

Medgar Evers

Creator:
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:
1963/1964
Collection:
FBI Freedom of Information Act Collection
Contributing Institution:
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Beckwith Relates Financial Needs

Creator:
Beckwith, Byron de la
Date of Original:
1928/1986
Collection:
James W. Silver Collection
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Directors Chosen For Citizens Fund

Creator:
Unknown
Date of Original:
1928/1986
Collection:
James W. Silver Collection
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Frank to Burke, 26 June 1963

Creator:
Smith, Frank E. (Frank Ellis), 1918-1997
Date of Original:
1963-06-26
Collection:
James W. Silver Collection
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1963-08-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries