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Há 3 dias · Medgar Evers, an alumnus of Alcorn State University, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest U.S. civilian honor awarded to individuals. The award recognizes individuals who have made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.” “This
Há 4 dias · Civil rights icon Medgar Evers, after all, was at D-Day. “A lot of these men and women never felt like they were human before going to Europe and then being treated like a normal human being by the white population,” says Brown.
Há 5 dias · Perhaps the most significant martyr in the struggle for civil rights prior to Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination, Medgar Evers galvanized the civil rights movement in his life and also in...
Há 16 horas · The Medgar Evers Homecoming was celebrated this week, 61 years after he was assassinated. Community leaders said change starts with young people and it’s their role to pass the torch to the next generation. “We’re pleased to have Medgar Evers' house as a national monument.
Há 1 dia · Medgar Evers' military service during WWII I saw this photo shared on Twitter/X. (Click on image to enlarge.) at June 07, 2024. Email This BlogThis!
Há 2 dias · Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes announced Wednesday that the Medgar Evers Homecoming will be June 5-12. Stokes was joined by organizations that are keeping Evers' name alive to make a change in Jackson, the state and the world.
Há 5 dias · The series points out that many soldiers of color who fought the Nazis in Europe went home — the Indians back to British colonization and Black Americans to bitter racism — and began agitating for change because of what they'd witnessed and earned. Civil rights icon Medgar Evers, after all, was at D-Day.
