Home / General / EversEvers By Erik Loomis / On June 12, 2013 / At 12:01 am / In General 1345 Views Shortly after midnight on June 12, 1963, NAACP leader Medgar Evers was assassinated in front of his home by white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith. Today marks the 50th anniversary of this tragedy. civil rights Post navigation Prev PostForeign Entanglements: Talk Turkey to Me Next PostDaley