Medgar Evers

Encyclopedia of World Biography: Medgar Evers

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  1. Medgar Evers was born in Decatur Mississipp.He was the third of four children. His father was one of the only black men who owned land. He grew up around racism all his life. Medgar Evers one day went to vote with his brother and over two hundred white people stopped them. So the Evers joined the NAACP. Evers became the state field secretary. His life was now surrounded by danger. Though he went threw alot he was very successful person.

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  2. He was born in Decatur Mississippi third of four chrildren of a small farm owner, he was one of the most known members of the NAACP. in 1954 he witnessed an attempted lynching during a time of great personal sorrow. Medgar Evers paid for his beliefs with his life, becoming the first major cvcl right's leader's to be assasinated in the 1960'.Madgar Evers was determined not to cave in to hardship he walked 12 miles to get ahigh shhool diploma.

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