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Medgar Evers was an American politician and human rights defender. He was a member of the NAACP and served in the United States Army during World War II. Evers was educated at Alcorn State University and the University of Mississippi School of Law. He was recognized in the Presidential Medal of Freedom collection.
Born in Decatur in 1925, Evers died in Jackson in 1963 as a result of homicide. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He was married to Myrlie Evers-Williams and had three children. His sibling was Charles Evers. He spoke English and was of the African American ethnic group.
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Key facts
- Born
- Medgar Wiley Evers , ( 1925-07-02 ) July 2, 1925, Decatur, Mississippi , U.S.
- Died
- June 12, 1963 (1963-06-12) (aged 37), Jackson, Mississippi , U.S.
- Cause of death
- Assassination by gunshot
- Burial place
- Arlington National Cemetery (with full military honors )
- Education
- Alcorn State University ( BA )
- Occupation
- Civil rights activist
- Spouse
- Myrlie Beasley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 )
- Relatives
- Charles Evers (brother)
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Army
- Service years
- 1943–1946
- Rank
- Technician fifth grade
- Unit
- 657th Port Company
- Conflicts
- World War II Western Front Normandy landings
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Decatur
- Place of death
- Jackson
- Spouse
- Myrlie Evers-Williams
- Sibling
- Charles Evers
- Occupation
- human rights defender
- Educated at
- University of Mississippi School of Law
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Image
- Medgar Evers in uniform.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Medgar Evers
- date of birth
- 1925-07-02
- date of death
- 1963-06-12
- manner of death
- homicide
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- member of
- NAACP
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- name in native language
- Medgar Evers
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Medgar Wiley Evers (2 juli 1925, Decatur (Mississippi) - 12 juni 1963, Jackson (Mississippi)) was een Afrikaans-Amerikaans burgerrechten-activist die zich actief inzette om de rassenscheiding aan de te beëindigen. Na zijn dienst in het Amerikaanse leger tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog en het hierop volgende afronden van zijn opleiding werd Evers actief in de Amerikaanse burgerrechtenbeweging. Hij was vanaf 1954 medewerker van de National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Hij organiseerde sit-ins tegen de segregatie in het zuiden en registreerde in zijn thuisstaat Mississippi duizenden zwarte kiezers. Evers werd geliquideerd door Byron De La Beckwith, een lid van de White Citizens' Council (en later van de Ku Klux Klan). De moord op Medgar Evers en de rechtszaken als gevolg daarvan resulteerden in burgerrechtenprotesten en waren een inspiratie voor kunstwerken, muziek en films.
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