that chase hotly at the wilderness society looks at the 50th anniversary of the wilderness act. washington journal is live saturday at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> each friday night this month c-span's american history tour travels the country to go to the historic places, people and places that shape the nation. tonight we focus on the civil rights movement. first a tour of the home of medgar evers the civil rights activists that was murdered in 1963. then alabama's role in the civil rights movement from the busboy to 10 years later. after that a look at birmingham, alabama's lyric theater which was partially desegregated. and the race riot in illinois.

medgar evers was a field by tary for the naacp white spremities. the museum is dedicated to his memory. >> for many of us who have gone overseas, fought for this country, fought for mississippi, we fought for alabama. we fought for north carolina. we fought for illinois. and we fought for every state in this union. now we're going to stay here it become reality. got out of his home. about 40 yards away a sniper fired a high powered rifle. it hit him in the back ints