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Medgar Evers

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United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963)

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Crew, who served as superintendent in New York City from 1995 to 1999, is currently the president of CUNY’s Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn. Source: Internet

I was captivated by the drama of the restaurant eat-ins and the Freedom Riders, amazed by the courage and the dignity of the marchers in Selma, appalled by the murder of Medgar Evers. Source: Internet

Civil rights activism In Mississippi about 1951, brothers Charles and Medgar Evers grew interested in African freedom movements. Source: Internet

Certainly the men and women forced to live in the wake of the beating of John Lewis, the lynching of Emmett Till, the firebombing of Percy Julian’s home, and the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Medgar Evers would disagree. Source: Internet

Nancy Devard), launching a new imprint Marimba Books, signing veteran authors Omar Tyree and Evelyn Coleman, being chosen as honorees for the National Black Writers Conference hosted by Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY. Source: Internet

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a visit to Medgar Evers College, where he announced a $1.4 billion plan to "transform" central Brooklyn, March 9, 2017. Source: Internet

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