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1. www.biography.com › activists › medgar-eversMedgar Evers - Quotes, Death & Facts - Biography

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   Apr 3, 2014 · Learn about Medgar Evers, the first state field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi, who fought for racial equality and justice. Find out how he was killed, who his killer was and how his legacy was honored.

2. www.britannica.com › biography › Medgar-EversMedgar Evers | Mississippi NAACP, Civil Rights Leader, Activist

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   May 17, 2024 · Medgar Evers 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. Evers served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Medgar_EversMedgar Evers - Wikipedia

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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.

5. www.thenmusa.org › biographies › medgar-w-eversMedgar W. Evers - National Museum of the United States Army

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   Learn about the life and legacy of Medgar W. Evers, a civil rights activist, soldier, and NAACP leader who fought for voting rights and desegregation in Jim Crow Mississippi. He was assassinated in 1963 for his work and inspired many others to continue the struggle for equality.

6. www.npr.org › 2023/06/12 › 1180727818Remembering Medgar Evers, 60 years after his death : NPR

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   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.

7. naacp.org › civil-rights-leaders › medgar-eversMedgar Evers | NAACP

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   After becoming NAACP's first field officer in Mississippi and moving to the state capital of Jackson, Evers established new local NAACP chapters, organized voter registration drives, and helped lead protests to desegregate public primary schools, parks, and Mississippi Gold Coast beaches.

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   Who was Medgar Evers?

   • A studio portrait of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers taken in the early 1960s. Shortly after midnight on June 12, 1963 — 60 years ago today — civil rights organizer Medgar Evers pulled into his driveway in Jackson, Miss. He stepped out of his Oldsmobile carrying shirts that read "Jim Crow Must Go."

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   What happened to Medgar Evers?

   • Shortly after midnight on June 12, 1963 — 60 years ago today — civil rights organizer Medgar Evers pulled into his driveway in Jackson, Miss. He stepped out of his Oldsmobile carrying shirts that read "Jim Crow Must Go." Then, in a vacant lot about 40 yards away, a sniper fired a single shot from a high-powered rifle at Evers' silhouette.

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   Who is Medgar Wiley Evers?

   • In 2017, President Barack Obama designated Evers' home a national historic landmark. Medgar Wiley Evers was born on July 2, 1925, in Decatur, Mississippi. Growing up in a Mississippi farming family, Evers was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943. He fought in both France and Germany during World War II and received an honorable discharge in 1946.

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   Who was Charles Evers?

   • Charles Evers took his brother’s position as Mississippi NAACP field director in 1963 after Medgar’s death and had a long career in politics and civil rights activism. After many calls to bring De La Beckwith to justice, he was retried and convicted of Medgar Evers’ murder in 1994.

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9. www.nationalww2museum.org › war › articlesMedgar Evers: US Army Veteran and Civil Rights Leader

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   Medgar Evers was one of more than a million African Americans who served in the US military during World War II. He returned home only to face daily discrimination and paid the ultimate price for his fight against inequality.