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Medgar Wiley Evers, né le 2 juillet 1925 à Decatur et mort assassiné le 12 juin 1963 à Jackson, est un militant afro-américain, défenseur des droits de l'homme et membre de la National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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.
27 sept. 2024 · Medgar Evers (born July 2, 1925, Decatur, Mississippi, U.S.—died June 12, 1963, Jackson, Mississippi) 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.
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3 avr. 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 juin 2023 · 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 ...
Throughout his short life, Medgar Evers heroically spoke out against racism in the deeply divided South. He fought against cruel Jim Crow laws, protested segregation in education, and launched an investigation into the Emmett Till lynching.
12 juin 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.
