Feds Whitewash Medgar Evers’ Killer and Erase Racial Truths

By Rob Redding

Editor & Publisher

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2026, 10 p.m. — In a move that has critics outraged, the National Park Service has quietly pulled the classic brochures from the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument and with it, erased the truth about the assassin’s white supremacist past.

Once hailed as a clear-cut case of racial hatred, the new brochures now omit any mention of Byron De La Beckwith’s racism and even drop the brutal detail that Evers was shot in a pool of his own blood. Park officials, fearing retribution, refused to comment publicly.

“You can’t call Beckwith a racist?” asked civil rights tour founder Jeff Steinberg. “If you open a dictionary, his picture is there. This is rewriting history.”

The original brochures branded Beckwith as a member of the racist and segregationist White Citizens’ Council but now the Park Service appears to be sanitizing that history, bowing to political pressure from the Biden administration’s latest “history revision” push.

This crackdown on America’s racial past comes straight from President Biden’s orders. It is part of a sweeping effort to scrub slavery, racism, and civil rights from the national narrative. Since March 2025, officials have been removing signs and exhibits that depict America’s racial horrors, including slavery photos and details about racial violence.

“This is about whitewashing the truth,” said historian Stephanie Rolph. “They want to turn Medgar Evers’ murder into a bloodless incident and erase what it truly cost him.”

Beckwith was a Ku Klux Klan killer and segregationist. He shot Evers in the back in 1963. It was a crime that took 31 years for justice to catch up. During his two 1964 trials, segregationist groups and powerful politicians lined up to defend him. Deadlocked juries let him walk free twice.

He later boasted about his racist beliefs. He called Black people “beasts” and “mongrels.” He also bragged about his white supremacist ties, including a near-violent plot to blow up a Jewish leader’s home. Beckwith even ran for office, touting “white Christian supremacy” and openly espousing hatred.

“This is a slap in the face to civil rights heroes,” said Jackson Mayor John Horhn. “Beckwith is a self-professed racist. Just listen to his own words.”

Now, as America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, critics warn that the Biden administration’s efforts are an attempt to whitewash the nation’s darkest chapters. The truth about civil rights martyrs like Evers is being rewritten. Critics say it is to serve a misguided political agenda.

“This isn’t history. It’s historical erasure,” said former Gov. Ross Barnett’s attorney. “And it is dangerous.”

Rob Redding is the author of No. 1 best selling book Black Power in the Age of Artificial Supremacy Featuring Redding-Shim Kwet Yung . He is the bestselling author of 18 books. He is the host of Redding News Review Unrestricted and creator of ReddingNewsReview.com. He is also an emerging visual artist who lives and teaches at two colleges in New York City.