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

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument

A black and white photo of a black man in a white shirt sitting at a desk next to a typewriter.

Medgar Evers at work.

Close up black and white image of a black man with a pencil mustache.

Medgar Evers

Physical Address:

2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive

Jackson, MS 39213

Mailing Address:

222 North Street #2205

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument

Jackson, MS 39201

contact-details

Phone Number: 601-345-7211 Voice

Email Address: MEMY_information@nps.gov
Description:

Fees

Entrance Fees

Park Entrance Fee: $0.00

There are no fees associated with Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Mississippi Civil Rights Museum does charge an admission fee to view exhibits.

Entrance Passes

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 continued to promote issues of racial equality and social justice.

park designation:National Monument

Directions:

The national monument is located in Jackson, Mississippi, off Medgar Evers Blvd., approximately 1.5 miles southeast of I-220. If you wish to collect an NPS passport cancellation stamp, visit Mississippi Civil Rights Museum at 222 North Street, less than 5 miles drive from the national monument.

For detailed directions, please visit this link.

Directions

Operating Hours:

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home

The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home is currently closed to the general public. It was previously open by appointment only through Tougaloo College. The National Park Service is working to develop an approach for visitor access and house tours.

Exceptions:

Closed Until Further Notice (October 19, 2021 - September 30, 2022)

Weather Information:

Spring: Temperatures usually range from 50 F to 83 F. Rain is common. Summer: Be prepared for heat and humidity. Temperatures usually range from 70 F to 95 F. Thunderstorms are common. Fall: Temperatures usually range from 55 F to 79 F. Winter: Temperatures range from 40 F to 63 F. Rain is common.