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:

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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

Belfrage--Diary and notes, 1964, June-August (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 4)

Creator:
Belfrage, Sally, 1936-
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE--Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) - Memoranda and reports, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 2, Segment 19)

Creator:
Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE--Mississippi Free Press - Newspaper, 1964 Feb. 8-Aug. 1 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 69)

Creator:
Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi, Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

DeMuth--Jerry DeMuth papers, 1962-1987 (Archives Main Stacks, SC3065)

Creator:
DeMuth, Jerry, 1937-
Date of Original:
1964/1979
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Freedom Information Service--WATS reports, January 1964-June 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 1-4)

Creator:
Freedom Information Service
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Freedom Information Service--WATS reports,July 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 5)

Creator:
Freedom Information Service
Date of Original:
1962/1979
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
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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