12 juin 1963 - Assassination of Medgar Evers
Description:
in jackson Mississippi white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith shot and killed Medgar Evers, a civil rights leader, while in his driveway. Medgar joined the NAACP as a field worker in 1952. during the emmett till case Medgar helped get witnesses and evidence to help support the case. this brought attention to African Americans in the southAjouté au bande de temps:
Date:
12 juin 1963
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 62 ans