Episode 105: The Assassination of Medgar Evers
When it comes to the Civil Rights Era, chances are you've heard of the big names like Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X and their tragic stories of assassination. But among the many hard working and self-sacrificing members of the movement there is one name that deserves some extra attention and that is Medgar Evers: the first field secretary for the NAACP's Mississippi branch who was assassinated by a white supremacist in 1963.
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When it comes to the Civil Rights Era, chances are you've heard of the big names like Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X and their tragic stories of assassination. But among the many hard working and self-sacrificing members of the movement there is one name that deserves some extra attention and that is Medgar Evers: the first field secretary for the NAACP's Mississippi branch who was assassinated by a white supremacist in 1963....