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Medgar Evers: Life, Death, Legacy

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"He became the NAACP’s first full time state field secretary in 1954, monitoring, collecting and publicizing data concerning civil rights violations. Despite threats to his life, he continued working toward equal rights for all." -everstribute.org

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