Medgar Evers African American civil rights activist
Medgar Evers is a 37 years old African American civil rights activist from Decatur. Medgar Evers was born on July 02, 1925 (died on June 12, 1963, he was 37 years old) in Decatur as Medgar Wiley Evers.
About
Birth name of Medgar Evers is Medgar Wiley Evers
No, he died on 06/12/1963, 60 years ago. He was 37 years old when he died. He died in Jackson and buried in Arlington National Cemetery .
Family
Wife
Myrlie Evers-Williams, Civil rights activist
He married with Myrlie Evers-Williams (86), on Monday, December 24th, 1951. Medgar Evers was 26 and Myrlie Evers-Williams was 18 years old. After 11 years, 8 days, in 1963 Medgar passed away.
Brother
Medgar Evers had 1 sibling. American mayor Charles (2 years older)
Awards (1)
Awarded Spingarn Medal in 1963 .
Education
He graduated from Alcorn State University
What was Medgar's zodiac sign?Medgar Evers zodiac sign was cancer.
Other facts about Medgar Evers
| Birth name | Medgar Wiley Evers |
|---|---|
| Place of death | Jackson |
| Spouse | Myrlie Evers-Williams |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery , point in time: 1963-06-19T00:00:00Z , coordinate location: Point(-77.068246 38.884011) , burial plot reference: Section 36, grave 1431 |
| Military branch | United States Army , military rank: sergeant , start time: 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Conflict | World War II , including: Operation Overlord |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000509220 |
| Manner of death | Homicide |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
| Member of | National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Date of death | 1963-06-12T00:00:00Z |
| Owner of | Medgar And Myrlie Evers Home National Monument |
| Place of birth | Decatur |
| US National Archives Identifier | 10574499 |
| Name in native language | Medgar Evers |
| Family name | Evers. Show people with the surname Evers |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ANCExplorer%20Medgar%20Evers%20grave.jpg |
| On focus list of Wikimedia project | WikiProject African Diaspora |
| Number of children | 3 |
