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Medgar Evers
12 Jun 1963
Jackson, MS
As the NAACP's first Mississippi field secretary, Medgar Evers exposed some of the South's most violent racists. His bold actions made him a hero to blacks and a mortal enemy to many whites.
After a late-night NAACP strategy session, Evers, 37, was assassinated in front of his home. He wife and children were waiting up for him. |