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Medgar Evers

Medgar Wiley Evers is the Black civil rights activist who was murdered in 1963 in Jackson, Mississippi. A World War II veteran and a graduate of Alcorn College, Evers began working in 1952 for the…

Medgar Evers Biography

Medgar Everscivil rights leaderBorn: 1925Birthplace: Decatur, Mississippi Dropping out of high school at 17 to join the army, Evers served in World War II. Returning home, he finished high school…

The Murder of Medgar Evers

Byron De La Beckwith was convicted of murdering Evers in 1994, 30 years after the fact Related Links Black History Month Encyclopedia: Civil Rights For Kids: Civil Rights Heroes…

New York, City University of

(Encyclopedia) New York, City University of (CUNY), at New York City; created in 1961 by combining the city's 17 municipal colleges. It includes Bernard M. Baruch College (1919; specializes in…

Justice Overdue: Civil Rights Cases Reopened

Unpunished crimes revisited after decades of neglect FBI photographs of slain civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Earl Chaney, and Michael Schwerner Related Links Black History Month…

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery occupies 612 acres in Virginia on the Potomac River, directly opposite Washington. This land was part of the estate of John Parke Custis, Martha Washington's son. His…

Myrlie Evers-Williams, 1998 News

veteran civil rights activist, was elected by the NAACP board of directors in February as the organization's new chairman. The distinguished scholar replaced Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of…

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Myrlie Evers-Williams Biography

Myrlie Evers-Williamscivil rights leaderBorn: 3/17/1933Birthplace: Vicksburg, Mississippi Evers-Williams married civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1951. The couple worked for the NAACP against…