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Medgar Evers: Life, Death, Legacy

This month marks the 50th anniversary of his death. He is renowned in Jackson and around the country as a quiet man who worked hard for the equal treatment of men and women all all races.

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After high school, Medgar Evers entered the Army. Later, he attended college at what is …

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The rifle Byron De La Beckwith used to assassinate Medgar Evers is on display at …

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Benjamin Jealous (left), the current NAACP national president, and Myrlie Evers-Williams (right) visited Jackson recently …

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Medgar Evers, far left, was threatened and eventually killed for registering African Americans voters in …

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Myrlie Evers-Williams, now a scholar-in-residence at Alcorn State University in Lorman, attended a 50th commemoration …

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"The gifts of God should be enjoyed by all citizens in Mississippi." - Medgar Evers.

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After Mr. Evers was critically wounded on the right side of the driveway, near the …

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"Medgar Evers was born near Decater, Mississippi in 1925, and lived there until he was …

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Civil rights leader Medgar Evers, assassinated in 1963, will have a shipped named in his …

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Medgar Evers was assassinated in 1963. National and local government leaders are seeking to honor …

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"He became the NAACP’s first full time state field secretary in 1954, monitoring, collecting and …

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State lawmakers passed a bill funding a state civil rights and history museum yesterday.

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