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Aug 12, 2013 · After Medgar Evers was murdered, his wife, Myrlie Evers, carried on his work. This photo shows Myrlie Evers and her children, Van, 9; Darrell, 16; and Rena, 14, in June 1969 in their Claremont ...
Medgar Evers. 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. Evers, a United States Army veteran who had served in World War II, was engaged in efforts to overturn racial segregation at the University of ...
Jun 8, 2023 · Medgar Evers, Myrlie Evers and their children. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The couple themselves would soon become a key part of history, but not without devastating personal cost.
- Evers was a World War II veteran who participated in the Normandy invasion. Born in Decatur, Mississippi, on July 2, 1925, Medgar Evers was the third of five children born to farmer and sawmill worker James Evers and his wife Jesse.
- He was the NAACP’s first field secretary in the South. Returning to Mississippi after the war, Evers attended Alcorn College (now Alcorn State University) on the G.I.
- One of Evers’ first assignments was investigating the murder of Emmett Till. In August 1955, the Chicago-born Till (just 14 years old and visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi) was kidnapped by a group of white men after reportedly flirting with the wife of a local shopkeeper.
- Evers helped integrate Ole Miss. Seven years after Medgar Evers own failed attempt at gaining admittance to the University of Mississippi, he was instrumental in finally desegregating the school through his work with James Meredith.
Medgar Evers was born on July 19, 1925 in Decatur, Mississippi, the third of four children of a small farm owner. In The Martyrs: Sixteen Who Gave Their Lives for Racial Justice, Jack Mendelsohn quoted Evers on his childhood. "I was born in Decatur here in Mississippi, and when we were walking to school in the first grade white kids in their ...
Mar 20, 1994 · The shot that killed Medgar Evers, a 38-year-old NAACP field secretary, resonated throughout America. It galvanized many into action, including Myrlie Evers, who picked up where her husband left off.
Aug 12, 2013 · Medgar Evers' Son Honors Civil Rights Icon In His Own Way. After Medgar Evers was murdered, his wife, Myrlie Evers, carried on his work. This photo shows Myrlie Evers and her children, Van, 9; Darrell, 16; and Rena, 14, in June 1969 in their Claremont, Calif., home. James Van Dyke Evers was only 3 when his father, Medgar, was assassinated in ...
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