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Medgar Wiley Evers ( / ˈmɛdɡər /; 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.
- Assassination by gunshot
- Civil rights activist
- 3, Darrell K Evers, James V Evers, Reena D Evers
- Charles Evers (brother)
Jun 12, 2020 · On June 12, 1963, civil rights leader Medgar Evers was assassinated by a white supremacist outside his home in Decatur, Mississippi. His death sparked outrage across the nation. Later that...
Jun 11, 2023 · (Rory Doyle for The Washington Post) 10 min. JACKSON, Miss. — The violent threats against civil rights leader Medgar Evers from white supremacists in Mississippi were escalating in 1963. The...
Apr 18, 2002 · In the early morning hours of June 12, 1963, a gunman hid in the honeysuckle bushes near the Evers’ driveway. As the activist walked from his car to his house, the sniper opened fire, shooting...
Medgar Evers died at University Hospital from trauma and blood loss. Impact Given his public role in Mississippi civil rights, Medgar had anticipated, even expected an early death.
Apr 3, 2014 · Evers was assassinated outside of his Mississippi home in 1963, and after years of on-again, off-again legal proceedings, his killer was sent to prison in 1994. In 2017, President Barack Obama...
Jul 7, 2021 · He was sentenced to life in prison and died there in 2001. Evers became more famous nationally in death than in life. His assassination, and the president’s speech, spurred action on civil rights legislation. One year later, fittingly on his birthday, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law.
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