MEDGAR EVERS

EARLY LIFE

• Born July 2, 1925 in Decatur, Mississippi
• Grew up in a rural community
• Had to walk 12 miles to get to his school
• Before finishing high school, he was inducted into the army
• Took part in Normandy

EDUCATION

• Enrolled in Alcorn college in 1948
• Married his classmate Myrlie Beasly
• After graduating from Alcorn college, he tried to enroll in Mississippi college
• But they rejected him
• Became the field secretary for the NAACP

ADULT LIFE

• Involved in the civil rights movement
• Main focus was integrating Mississippi schools
• Had three children
• Shot by Byron De La Beckwith
• Died June 12, 1963

LEGACY

• Had very important roles in the civil rights movement
• Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
• Organized protests against Jim Crow Laws
• Medgar Evers College is named after him
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