The United States Senate has adopted a resolution declaring the week of June 9-16, 2003, the Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance, according to Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS).

A 1954 graduate of Alcorn State University, Evers served as the first NAACP Field Secretary in Mississippi. He fought for the enforcement of the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Evers also worked for employment opportunities, the desegregation of public facilities and accommodation, and to encourage African Americans to register and vote.

A veteran of World War II, he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

"The legacy of Medgar Evers continues through the Medgar Evers Institute in Jackson, Mississippi, and the Medgar Evers College in New York City. This resolution commemorates his lasting influence and his pursuit of freedom and equality," Cochran said.