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For Us, the Living: The Medgar Evers Story: Full Cast & Crew 1983 Biography
During the civil rights movement of the '50s and '60s in Mississippi, Medgar Evers (Howard E. Rollins Jr.) rose from being an insurance agent to become one of the most integral activists of the era. From boycotting white merchants in the mid '50s to being a key figure in desegregating the University of Mississippi in 1962, Evers met success, and with it many enemies. When racists swarm his house, his life and the lives of his wife (Irene Cara) and children are threatened. TV-PG Released (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008 See Movie Details

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Michael Schultz Director Howard E. Rollins Jr. Medgar Evers Actor Irene Cara Myrlie Evers Actor Roscoe Lee Browne Gloster Current Actor Margaret Avery Dottie Actor Laurence Fishburne Jimbo Collins Actor Gus Peters Sheriff Actor Paul Winfield Sampson Actor Ken Rotcop Writer, Producer Charles W. Fries Executive Producer Alan Kozlowski Cinematographer Harry Keramidas Film Editing Gerald Fried Original Music Lynn Wolverton-Parker Production Design H. Kevin Russell Set Decoration Yvonne Hegney Costume Design Shay Griffin Casting