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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 soldier who was the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi.
Medgar Wiley Evers ( Decatur, Misisipi, 2 de julio de 1925 - Jackson, Misisipi, 12 de junio de 1963) fue un activista estadounidense por los derechos civiles que luchó contra la segregación racial en la Universidad de Misisipi y por la justicia social y el derecho de voto de la población afroamericana .
15 de jun. de 2020 · Medgar Evers fue un activista y veterano que luchó por los derechos civiles en Misisipi, donde sufrió amenazas y ataques. Fue asesinado en 1963 por un supremacista blanco, pero su muerte impulsó la legislación histórica y el movimiento civil.
12 de jun. de 2023 · Shortly after midnight on June 12, 1963 — 60 years ago today — civil rights organizer Medgar Evers pulled into his driveway in Jackson, Miss.
28 de jun. de 2024 · Medgar Evers (born July 2, 1925, Decatur, Miss., U.S.—died June 12, 1963, Jackson, Miss.) 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.
3 de abr. de 2014 · Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was the first state field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi. As such, he organized voter-registration efforts and economic boycotts, and...
12 de jun. de 2020 · Learn about the life and legacy of Medgar Evers, a WWII veteran and NAACP activist who was killed by a white supremacist in 1963. His murder sparked outrage and inspired the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
