Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument today announced an opportunity for the public to comment on preliminary concepts to guide the new national park’s future operations. The public comment period on draft concepts for the park’s cultural landscape report (CLR) will run from March 15 to June 30 and include opportunities to submit written comments and participate in public meetings. “This is an important time for the park as we prepare to mark the 60th anniversary of Medgar Evers’ assassination and consider approaches to best convey how what happened in and around the Evers home impacted the city, state and country,” said Keena Graham, superintendent, Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. “We welcome the public’s input into the NPS’s effort to develop a preservation and operations plan that carefully regards the surrounding community while also creating a meaningful visitor experience.”The park will hold three public meetings in the Jackson area to discuss preliminary ideas about the CLR and share initial plans for upcoming park activities:  

• March 28 at Two Mississippi Museums, 222 North Street, Jackson, MS, at 11 a.m.  
• March 28 at the Evers Home, 2332 Margaret W Alexander Dr, Jackson, MS, at 5 p.m. Meeting will be held outdoors at the Missouri Street lots, weather permitting. 
• March 29 at the Medgar Evers Boulevard Public Library, 4215 Medgar Evers Blvd, Jackson, MS, at 11 a.m.

During the meetings, National Park Service staff will provide an overview of the longer-term planning processes, as well as some of the other anticipated projects and activities that are beginning to take shape as the park and partners prepare to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Medgar Evers in June 2023. NPS staff will explain the plan process, showcase methods for public comment and answer participants’ questions. The three meetings will offer the same information.

Written comments may be submitted online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/MEMY_CLR (select “Open for Comment” on the left menu bar) or by mail to:  

Superintendent 

Medgar and Myrlie Evers National Monument 

Mississippi Civil Rights Museum 

222 North Street #2205 

Jackson, MS 39201

Written comments on the initial phase of the plan must be submitted online or postmarked by June 30 to be considered. Additional opportunities for commenting and public engagement will be offered over the course of the project. More information about the meetings and planning process are available on the project website at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/MEMY_CLR.  

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