Medgar Evers

Medgar Wiley Evers was an African American civil rights activist who was the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi. A United States Army veteran who served in World War... Wikipedia

• Born:  Medgar Wiley Evers, July 2, 1925, Decatur, Mississippi, U.S.
• Age at death:  37 years
• Died:  June 12, 1963, Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
• Cause of death:  Assassination by gunshot
• Burial place:  Arlington National Cemetery (with full military honors)
• Education:  Alcorn State University (BA)
• Occupation:  Civil rights activist
• Spouse(s):  Myrlie Beasley
• Children:  3
• Relatives:  Charles Evers (brother)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo