Why I think this is important
The home where Civil rights icon Medgar Evers was assassinated is now a national monument. The National Park Service will oversee the property. Evers, a World War II soldier, was the NAACP’s first field secretary in Mississippi. He led boycotts protesting segregation and led voter drives to register Black citizens.
Mississippi Home of Medgar Evers Declared National Monument
US News & World Report