Medgar Evers
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Medgar Wiley Evers was an American civil rights activist who was the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi.
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Evers while he was serving in the U.S. Army
The rifle used by De La Beckwith to assassinate Evers![The Evers house at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive, now the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, where Medgar Evers was fatally shot after getting out of his car.[23]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Medgar_Evers_house.jpg/330px-Medgar_Evers_house.jpg)
The Evers house at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive, now the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, where Medgar Evers was fatally shot after getting out of his car.[23]
Evers' grave at Arlington National Cemetery
Statue of Evers at the Medgar Evers Boulevard Library in Jackson, MississippiAwards 2
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About this person
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.
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United StatesCategory
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 1963 · aged 37
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