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The managing agency publishes official acreage."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":"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 continues to promote issues of racial equality and social justice.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/memy/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=32.3411&b_tl_lng=-90.2142&b_br_lat=32.3405&b_br_lng=-90.2125","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=Medgar%20and%20Myrlie%20Evers%20Home%20National%20Monument","directions":"http://www.nps.gov/memy/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/A9FDD030-BEAF-C4EE-7688C55E2902CB09.jpg","title":"Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home","alt":"A small ranch-style home, aqua in color with light brown brick accents, sits on a shaded lot.","caption":"Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/4AE26CFC-C1F5-2B9C-2D590D913A3CDF8D.jpg","title":"Medgar Evers","alt":"Close up black and white portrait of a black man with a thin mustache","caption":"Medgar Evers","credit":"Francis H. 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Please respect neighbors' privacy and private property.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"9:00AM - 4:00PM","monday":"Closed","thursday":"9:00AM - 4:00PM","sunday":"Closed","tuesday":"9:00AM - 4:00PM","friday":"9:00AM - 4:00PM","saturday":"9:00AM - 4:00PM"},"exceptions":[{"name":"Closed Veterans Day","start":"2026-11-11","end":"2026-11-11","hours":{}},{"name":"Closed Thanksgiving Day","start":"2026-11-26","end":"2026-11-26","hours":{}},{"name":"Closed Christmas Day","start":"2026-12-25","end":"2026-12-25","hours":{}},{"name":"Closed New Years Day","start":"2027-01-01","end":"2027-01-01","hours":{}},{"name":"Closed Martin Luther King Jr Day","start":"2027-01-18","end":"2027-01-18","hours":{}},{"name":"Closed Presidents Day","start":"2027-02-15","end":"2027-02-15","hours":{}}]},{"name":"Myrlie's Garden","description":"Myrlie's Garden is open sunrise to sunset daily.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"Sunrise to Sunset","monday":"Sunrise to Sunset","thursday":"Sunrise to Sunset","sunday":"Sunrise to Sunset","tuesday":"Sunrise to Sunset","friday":"Sunrise to Sunset","saturday":"Sunrise to Sunset"},"exceptions":[]}],"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 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive.","weatherInfo":"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.","contacts":{"phone":"601-345-7211","email":"MEMY_Information@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"vicksburg-national-military-park","km":60},{"slug":"panther-swamp-national-wildlife-refuge","km":64},{"slug":"bienville-national-forest","km":67},{"slug":"delta-national-forest","km":70},{"slug":"theodore-roosevelt-national-wildlife-refuge","km":76},{"slug":"hillside-national-wildlife-refuge","km":80}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=memy"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.618Z","alerts":[],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/medgar-and-myrlie-evers-home-national-monument/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/medgar-and-myrlie-evers-home-national-monument.geojson"}