# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/medgar-evers
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:59:21.198Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/medgar-evers"
name: "Medgar Evers"
slug: "medgar-evers"
description: "Medgar Wiley Evers was an American civil rights activist who was the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi. A United States Army veteran who served in World War II, he was engaged in efforts to overturn racial segregation at the University of Mississippi, end the segregation of public facilities, and expand opportunities for African Americans, including the enforcement of voting rights, prior to his assassination."
tagline: "African-American civil rights activist (1925-1963)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Medgar_Evers_press_photo.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1925-07-02"
deathDate: "1963-06-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.5379495466871183
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0263661"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump