Medgar Wylie Evers was born on July 2, 1925 in DUCATUR, Mississippi to James and Jessie Evers. Medgar great grandfather, a former slave, takes credit for his name. AS a child, Medgar was very independent even though he was one of four children. Medgar Evers was a native of Decatur, Mississippi, attending school there until being inducted into the U.S Army in 1943. Despite fighting for his country as part of the Battle of Normandy, Evers soon found that his skin color gave him no freedom when he and five friends were forced away at gunpoint from voting in local election. Despite his resentment over such treatment, Evers enrolled at Alcorn State University, majoring in business administration. While at school, Evers stayed busy by competing on the school’ s football and track teams, also competing on the debate team, performing in the school choir and serving as president of the junior class.
Medgar Evers Adventure
Mississippi became a major theatre of struggle during the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century because of its resistance to equal rights for its black citizens. Between 1952 and 1963, Medgar Wiley Evers was one of the state’s most impassioned activist, orator, and visionary for change. He fought for equality and fought against brutality.
Among his siblings, Evers spent the most time with Charles, Whom he idolized. As Evers’s older brother, Charles protected him, taught him to fish, swim, hunt, box, wrestle. Besides his under-funded
