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Jun 8, 1991 · The prosecutor here who is pursuing the slaying of Medgar Evers says it was the loss of the original autopsy report that caused him to have Mr. Evers's body exhumed earlier this week, 28 years ...
Jan 13, 2016 · “You can kill a man, but you can’t kill an idea,” he once said. Evers championed school integration, encouraged blacks to vote and staged daring protests against racial inequality in the South.
Apr 3, 2014 · Name: Medgar Evers. Birth Year: 1925. Birth date: July 2, 1925. Birth State: Mississippi. Birth City: Decatur. Birth Country: United States. Gender: Male. Best Known For: Civil rights activist ...
Jun 10, 2003 · The Legacy of Medgar Evers. A photo of Medgar Evers taken shortly before his death on June 12, 1963. Y.Z. Walker, a teenage friend of Medgar Evers, in his garden in Newton County, Miss. Forty ...
Jun 11, 2023 · The Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network, delivers a keynote address at The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute Courage and Justice Gala, commemorating the 60th ...
Jul 2, 2016 · At 17, like many other Americans, Medgar Evers enlisted in the Army during World War II. A star athlete in high school, he participated in the Allied invasion of Europe, rising to the rank of ...
