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Ricardo Gonzalez
Miss Josephine Moss
English level A
September 13, 2012
Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers was born July 2, 1925 in Decatur, Mississippi, the son of Jesse and herhusband, James Evers; they owned a small farm and he also worked at a sawmill. Evers was the third of five children, after Charles and Elizabeth. His sister Ruth was the youngest. The familyalso included Eva Lee and Gene, Jesse’s children from a prior marriage. After the lynchings of family friends, Evers became determined to get an education. He walked 12 miles to andfrom school to earn his high school diploma.
In 1943 Evers and his older brother Charlie were inducted into the army after the US entered World War II. Evers fought in the EuropeanTheatre of WWII, including in France. He was honorably discharged in 1945 as a Sergeant. In 1946, he, along with his brother and four friends, returned to his hometown.
He marriedclassmate Myrlie Beasley on December 24, 1951, and received his BA degree the following year. They had three children together, two boys and a girl. In 2001, their oldest son, DarrellKenyatta Evers, died of colon cancer. Their two surviving children are Reena Denise and James Van Evers.
Medgar Wiley Evers was an African American civilrights activist from Mississippi involved in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi. He became active in the civil rights movement after returning from overseas service in World War II andcompleting secondary education; he became a field secretary for the NAACP.
Evers was assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith, a member of the White Citizens' Council. As a veteran, Evers wasburied with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. His murder and the resulting trials inspired civil rights protests, as well as numerous works of art, music, and film.