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Medgar Wiley Evers (/ ˈmɛdɡər /; July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963) was an American civil rights activist and soldier who was the NAACP 's first field secretary in Mississippi.
Sep 27, 2024 · Medgar Evers (born July 2, 1925, Decatur, Mississippi, U.S.—died June 12, 1963, Jackson, Mississippi) was an American Black civil rights activist, whose murder received national attention and made him a martyr to the cause of the civil rights movement.
Apr 3, 2014 · Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was the first state field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi. As such, he organized voter-registration efforts and economic boycotts, and...
Jun 12, 2023 · Shortly after midnight on June 12, 1963 — 60 years ago today — civil rights organizer Medgar Evers pulled into his driveway in Jackson, Miss.
Throughout his short life, Medgar Evers heroically spoke out against racism in the deeply divided South. He fought against cruel Jim Crow laws, protested segregation in education, and launched an investigation into the Emmett Till lynching.
Jul 7, 2021 · Medgar Evers, the famed civil rights activist, was born 96 years ago this month in a small town in Mississippi. He was assassinated by a white supremacist in 1963, but his legacy has only grown in the decades since his death.
Jun 12, 2020 · On June 12, 1963, civil rights leader Medgar Evers was assassinated by a white supremacist outside his home in Decatur, Mississippi. His death sparked outrage across the nation....
Famous activist, Soldier, and family man Medgar W. Evers was one of the most effective civil rights advocates in Jim Crow Mississippi. He fought for voting rights and desegregation and investigated the murder of 14-year old Emmet Till. His courage in the face of violence and political deadlock inspired countless activists across the country.
Jul 2, 2016 · Medgar Evers, Whose Assassination Reverberated Through the Civil Rights Movement. July 2, 2016. At 17, like many other Americans, Medgar Evers enlisted in the Army during World War II. A star...
July 2, 1925 to June 12, 1963. As field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Mississippi from 1954 until his death in 1963, Medgar Evers played a pivotal role in the civil rights organization’s expansion in the South. Although the NAACP leadership sought to challenge segregation in the courts, Evers’ interest in direct action methods led ...
