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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 .
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.
15 de jun. de 2020 · El activista y veterano de la II Guerra Mundial fue asesinado por un supremacista blanco en 1963, horas después de que se anunciara una legislación histórica para los derechos civiles. Su muerte provocó indignación en todo el país y el movimiento por los derechos civiles, que se impulsó con su liderazgo. Conoce su historia, su trayectoria y su legado.
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.
3 de abr. de 2014 · Medgar Evers was a civil rights activist who served as the first state field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi and organized voter-registration efforts and economic boycotts. He was assassinated in 1963 and his killer was not convicted until 1994. Learn more about his life, work, legacy and murder mystery.
Hace 5 días · 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.
12 de jun. de 2020 · Learn about the life and legacy of Medgar Evers, a NAACP activist and WWII veteran who was killed by a white supremacist in 1963. Find out how his death sparked outrage and inspired the civil rights movement.
