Medgar Evers, assassinated 60 years ago, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.
Medgar Evers will receive Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today May 3, 2024 At her husband’s funeral in 1963, Myrlie Evers heard
leader receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor. But Medgar Evers was more than a civilian. He fought the Nazis in World War II, only to return home and fight racism, this time in the form of Jim Crow, which barred Black Mississippians from the ballot box. On his 21st birthday, he and other Black veterans of the war went to vote at the courthouse in Decatur, where they were met by white men with guns.
. Myrlie Evers worked as his secretary. She said he insisted they call each other “Mr. Evers” and “Mrs. Evers” in the office. He spent much of his time on the road, putting 40,000 miles a year on his car, recruiting new members, reviving branches and inspiring young people to participate in the movement, including Joyce Ladner, who invited him to speak to the
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