Evers statue unveiling Thursday at Alcorn Alcorn State University will commemorate one of its most famous alumni Thursday when the Medgar Wiley Evers memorial statue is unveiled on the Lorman campus.
June 10, 2013 - The Vicksburg Post
Medgar Evers Honored at Arlington Cemetery Slain NAACP field secretary, civil rights leader, World War II veteran, father and husband—Medgar Wiley Evers, was honored today at Arlington National Cemetery in a wreath-laying ceremony, organized by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP.) Next week will be the 50th anniversary of the assassin’s bullet that killed patriot and stalwart for civil rights—Medgar ...
June 6, 2013 - NAACP