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This Klansman Assassinated A Civil Rights Leader In 1963 — And He Wasn’t Convicted For 30 More Years

By Jessica OConnor | Checked By Adam Farley Despite being tried by two juries, Byron De La Beckwith was not convicted of murdering Medgar Evers in his own driveway in 1963 — until 30 years after the crime.Bettmann/Getty ImagesByron De La Beckwith was convicted of the murder of Medgar Evers in 1994. Read more » »