Medgar Evers
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Medgar Wiley Evers was an American civil rights activist who was the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi. A United States Army veteran who served in World War II, he was engaged in efforts to
Evers in c. 1963
Evers while he was serving in the U.S. Army
The Evers house at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive, now the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, where Medgar Evers was fatally shot after getting out of his car.
Evers' grave at Arlington National Cemetery
Charles Evers
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James Charles Evers was an American civil rights activist, businessman, radio personality, and politician. Evers was known for his role in the civil rights movement along with his younger brother Medg
Evers in 1964
Evers (far right) with President John F. Kennedy, June 1963
Evers in August 1970
Evers in 2009