Byron de La Beckwith

Byron De La Beckwith

Byron De La Beckwith, Jr. (November 9, 1920 – January 21, 2001) was an American white supremacist and Klansman from Greenwood, Mississippi who was convicted in the 1994 state trial of assassinating the civil rights leader Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963. Two previous trials in 1964 on this charge had resulted in hung juries.

Read more about Byron De La Beckwith:  Early Life, Military Service, Marriage and Family, Career, White Supremacist Activities, 1994 Trial For Evers Murder, Representation in Other Media

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