Schedule of Events
TUESDAY, JUNE 6
- MMEI Gen Z Summit - Connect, Preserve, and Revitalize
- Millsaps College, Invite Only
- Students from across the nation will gather and share best practices on advocacy and activism.
- Images of the Movement Exhibit: Ernest Withers Collection
- Mississippi Museum of Art
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7
- Gen Z Summit, Invite Only
- Guided or Self-Guided Evers Justice Tour
- A guided or self-guided tour that will include markers with QR codes tracing Medgar’s footsteps.
- Images of the Movement Exhibit: Ernest Withers Collection
- Mississippi Museum of Art
THURSDAY, JUNE 8
- National Parks Service: The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Grand Opening
- 10:00 AM
- Myrlie Evers: More than a Widow Brunch
- Recognizing and celebrating the life and work of Myrlie Evers and Black excellence and culture.
- 11:00 AM Doors Open
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- Jackson Convention Center, Jackson MS
- Special Screening of Till Film
- 7:00 PM – Two Mississippi Museums
- MMEI Courage and Justice Speaker Series
- Gen Z Summit, Invite Only
- Guided or Self-Guided Evers Justice Tour
- Start at Two Mississippi Museums
- Images of the Movement Exhibit: Ernest Withers Collection
- Mississippi Museum of Art
FRIDAY, JUNE 9
- MMEI Courage and Justice Speaker Series
- Gen Z Summit
- Guided or Self-Guided Evers Justice Tour
- Start at Two Mississippi Museums
- MMEI Courage and Justice Gala
- Doors Open at 6:00 PM CDT
- Program Begins at 7:00 PM CDT
- Live and Silent Auction
- Jackson Convention Center – Jackson, MS
- Gala honoring the life of Medgar and Myrlie Evers
- Images of the Movement Exhibit: Ernest Withers Collection
- Mississippi Museum of Art
SATURDAY, JUNE 10 (Partner Events)
- Evers Parade
- Parade celebrating and honoring the life of Medgar, Myrlie and Charles Evers.
- Led by Councilman Stokes and the Evers family.
- Gen Z Summit
- Self Guided Medgar Evers Justice Tour
- Images of the Movement Exhibit: Ernest Withers Collection
SUNDAY, JUNE 11 (Partner Events)
- Medgar Evers Sunday
MONDAY, JUNE 12 (Partner Events)
- Recognition of Sacrifice
- Remembrance Ceremony and moment of silence at the National Monument