Faces ’63: The Determination
Evers and Wilkins Campaign to End Segregation in Mississippi
A look back at 1963 and those who became a part of the freedom movement to liberate a nation.
About This Photo
| When: | June 2 1963 |
| Where: | Jackson Mississippi |
| Who: | Medger Evers and Roy Wilkins |
| What: | Evers and Wilkins picket the F.W. Woolsworth store in downtown Jackson where they were arrested by local police. This photo appeared in print 10 days before Evers was assassinated. |
| Source: | U.S Library of Congress Prints and Photographs |
