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Medgar Evers

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Profession
Civil Rights Leader
Died
Jun 12, 1963
Zodiac
Cancer
Born in
MS
About
Civil rights activist during the Civil Rights Movement who advocated against segregation and was the first field secretary for the Mississippi chapter of the NAACP. The fact that the trial of his murderer, Byron De La Beckwith, resulted in two hung juries caused much anger in the African American community.
Family
He was the child of James and Jesse Evers, and had four brothers and sisters. He was married to Myrlie Evers.

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