AdvertisementMedgar Evers' Son Honors Civil Rights Icon In His Own WayAugust 12, 2013Karen Grigsby BatesfacebookEmailAfter Medgar Evers was murdered, his wife, Myrlie Evers, carried on his work. This photo shows Myrlie Evers and her children, Van, 9; Darrell, 16; and Rena, 14, in June 1969 in their Claremont, Calif., home. (AP)