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17 de may. 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.
Hace 4 días · Civil rights icon Medgar Evers, after all, was at D-Day. “A lot of these men and women never felt like they were human before going to Europe and then being treated like a normal human being by the white population,” says Brown. “I can’t even imagine how that would have felt for them.
Hace 2 días · Medgar Evers, an alumnus of Alcorn State University, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest U.S. civilian honor awarded to individuals. The award recognizes individuals who have made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.” “This
Hace 41 minutos · The Medgar Evers Homecoming was celebrated this week, 61 years after he was assassinated. Community leaders said change starts with young people and it’s their role to pass the torch to the next generation. “We’re pleased to have Medgar Evers' house as a national monument.
29 de may. de 2024 · It has been more than 60 years since civil rights pioneer Medgar Evers was gunned down in the driveway of his home in Jackson, Mississippi. And it has been 30 years since Evers' killer, Byron...
10 de may. de 2024 · President Joe Biden awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to the late civil rights icon Medgar Wiley Evers and 18 other Americans.
26 de may. de 2024 · Medgar Evers was a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement and a true American hero! 🏾 Born in 1925 in Mississippi, Evers served as the NAACP's first f...
