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Byron De La Beckwith Jr. (November 9, 1920 – January 21, 2001) was an American white supremacist and member of the Ku Klux Klan who murdered civil rights leader Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963 in Jackson, Mississippi.
Apr 3, 2014 · Byron De La Beckwith killed civil rights activist Medgar Evers in 1963, but escaped justice for more than 30 years. Learn more about Beckwith's life and crimes at Biography.com.
Jan 23, 2001 · Byron De La Beckwith, whose 1994 conviction in the murder of a civil rights leader three decades earlier symbolized a transformation in Mississippi, died on Sunday night in Jackson, Miss. He was...
On February 5, 1994, white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith is convicted in the murder of African American civil rights leader Medgar Evers, over 30 years after the crime occurred.
Jul 26, 2022 · Byron De La Beckwith assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Mississippi on June 12, 1963 — and he wasn't convicted until 1994. Two all-white, all-male juries deadlocked and refused to convict Byron De La Beckwith of murder, leaving him free until the 1990s.
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Feb 5, 2024 · A jury convicted Byron De La Beckwith for the 1963 murder of Medgar Evers after seeing evidence that included Beckwith’s fingerprint on the murder weapon and hearing six witnesses share how he had bragged about killing Evers, and the judge sentenced Beckwith to life in prison.
Mar 8, 2018 · Now his home may become a national monument, thanks to a bipartisan bill brought to The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands. This acknowledgement is the latest piece of long overdue justice for his family, as Evers’ killer, Byron De La Beckwith, was not charged with the assassination until 1994.
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