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Medgar Evers

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Noun1.Medgar Evers - United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963)


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The US Navy said on Friday a cargo ship will be named after civil rights activist Medgar Evers, whose notorious murder in 1963 shaped the struggle for racial equality.
All the properties are located within walking distance of the major neighborhood attractions including the Brooklyn Museum, the Botanic Gardens, Prospect Park Zoo and Medgar Evers College.
The year is 1963; Medgar Evers has recently been gunned down, four girls died during a church bombing, and the Mississippi voter registration drive known as Freedom Summer and the passing of the Civil Rights Act are only a year away.
 
 
 
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