Medgar Wiley Evers was born on July 2, 1925. He was assassinated June 12, 1963 outside his home in Jackson, three weeks ...

On June 12, 1963, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was gunned down in his family’s driveway, the same day as President John F. Kennedy’s televised Civil Rights Address. Evers was born July 2 ...

Medgar Evers was born in Decatur, Mississippi on July 2, 1925. After getting his high school diploma, he served in the Army from 1943 to 1945 eventually attaining the rank of sergeant.

July 2 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. -- Imelda Marcos, wife of former Philippine President ...

Medgar was born July 2, 1925, in Decatur, Mississippi to James and Jesse Evers. He was one of four children, but he formed a close bond with his older brother Charles. James found work in a ...

Medgar Evers was born on July 2, 1925, in Decatur, Mississippi. He went on to graduate from Alcorn State University, serve in the U.S. Army from 1943 through 1945 and became a dogged civil rights ...

Evers was born in Decatur, Miss., and enlisted in the United States Army in 1943. He fought in France and Germany during World War II and received an honorable discharge in 1946.

Minnie White Watson, who since 1997 has been the curator of the Medgar Evers House Museum, a stop on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, says she is "pleased" the home could become a national monument.

June 12 marks 62 years since civil rights leader Medgar Evers was assassinated in the driveway of his Jackson home, and his family, along with voting rights advocates, are planning to celebrate his ...

But for Evers, who was born on this day in 1925 to an African-American farming family in Decatur, ... Medgar Evers and many others were galvanized to press the fight on the front lines.

Evers was born in Decatur, Miss. on Sept. 11, 1922. He and Medgar Evers served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After returning from the war, Charles and Medgar attended Alcorn College, where ...