Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument

National Monument · Mississippi

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A small ranch-style home, aqua in color with light brown brick accents, sits on a shaded lot.
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Hours

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home

Standard hours: Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home
MondayClosed
Tuesday – Saturday9:00AM - 4:00PM
SundayClosed

Coming up:

  • Nov 11: Closed Veterans Day (closed)
  • Nov 26: Closed Thanksgiving Day (closed)

Our service hours are Tuesday-Saturday 9am-4pm, CLOSED from 12-1pm for lunch.

Grounds of the home are open sunrise to sunset every day. Please respect neighbors' privacy and private property.

Myrlie's Garden
Standard hours
Every daySunrise to Sunset

Myrlie's Garden is open sunrise to sunset daily.

Events in the next few days

  • Ranger Guided Tour

    · 09:00 AM – 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM, 02:00 PM – 03:00 PM, 03:00 PM – 04:00 PM · Meet at the Medgar and Myrlie Evers home: 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive Jackson, MS 39213 · Free

About this park

Medgar and Myrlie Evers were partners in the civil rights struggle. The assassination of Medgar Evers in the carport of their home on June 12, 1963, was the first murder of a nationally significant leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, and it became a catalyst for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Myrlie Evers continues to promote issues of racial equality and social justice.