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"American Playhouse" For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story 1983

This film is the true story of Medgar Evers, a successful insurance agent who moves to Jackson, Mississippi to direct the regional headquarters of the NAACP. Fighting segregation and racist politics, Evers becomes a leader in the black community.

Directed by: Michael Schultz
Written by: Ossie Davis
Release date: 1983-03-22
Runtime: 87 minutes
Cast:
Howard Rollins Howard Rollins
Medgar Evers 
Irene Cara Irene Cara
Myrlie Evers 
Margaret Avery Margaret Avery
Dottie 
Roscoe Lee Browne Roscoe Lee Browne
Gloster Current 
Laurence Fishburne Laurence Fishburne
Jimbo Collins 
Janet MacLachlan Janet MacLachlan
Mildred 
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