Medgar evers

Medgar eversDaijeonna WAlker

Early Lifeborn july 2, 1925 in Decatur, MississippiInducted into U.s Army in 1943Attended Alcorn College in 1948

Start of NAACPMarried Myrlie Beasley on December 24, 1951Established local chapters throughout Mississippi DeltaOrganized boycotts

Brown v. Board of education (1954)Applied to University of Mississippi law school, but was denied

History in the makingBecame Mississippis first field secretary for the NAACP

Later life in NAACPOpened office in Jackson, MSBoycott of merchants in early 1960sJames Meredith admittance to University of Mississippi in 1962

Tragic DeathAssassinated in driveway of own home in 1963

Murder TrialBryon de la Beckwith found guilty of murder in 1994 and sentenced to life in prison

Legacy of LifeOnly a Pawn In Their Game By Bob Dylan in 1963For Us, the Living by Myrlie evers in 1967Medgar Evers College established in 1970For Us, the Living: The Medgar Evers Story made in 1983Statue made in his honor in Jackson, MS in 1992

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