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Medgar Wiley Evers (/ ˈ m ɛ d ɡ ər /; July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963) was an American civil rights activist and the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi. He was assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith.
12 de jun. de 2023 · On June 12, 1963, Evers was assassinated at his home in Jackson, Miss., by a Ku Klux Klan member. While other leaders pushed for equality across the U.S., Evers focused on his native...
3 de mar. de 2010 · Learn about the life and legacy of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was shot to death by a white supremacist in his driveway in Jackson, Mississippi. Find out how his murder case was reopened and solved after decades of injustice.
12 de jun. de 2020 · Medgar Evers was a civil rights leader and NAACP activist who was shot in the back in 1963 outside his home in Mississippi. His murder sparked outrage and protests across the nation and helped advance the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
17 de mai. de 2024 · Medgar Evers (born July 2, 1925, Decatur, Miss., U.S.—died June 12, 1963, Jackson, Miss.) 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.
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11 de jun. de 2023 · JACKSON, Miss. — The violent threats against civil rights leader Medgar Evers from white supremacists in Mississippi were escalating in 1963. The phone at the family’s home in Jackson rang off...
2 de jul. de 2016 · He died in prison in 2001. The outrage at Beckwith’s freedom led to more demonstrations nationwide and inspired numerous works of art, film and music, including Nina Simone’s protest song “...
