medgar

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Definition of medgar in English English dictionary

{i} male first name

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Medgar Evers

born July 2, 1925, Decatur, Miss., U.S. died June 12, 1963, Philadelphia, Miss. African American civil-rights activist. After serving in World War II he entered business in Mississippi. He and his elder brother, Charles, began organizing local affiliates of the NAACP; in 1954 Medgar became the organization's first field secretary in Mississippi. He traveled throughout the state recruiting members and organizing economic boycotts. In June 1963, hours after a speech on civil rights by Pres. John F. Kennedy, Evers was shot and killed in an ambush outside his home. A white segregationist was charged with the murder but was set free after two trials in 1964 resulted in hung juries; he was finally convicted after a third trial in 1994. Evers's widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, later headed the NAACP (1995-98)

Medgar Evers

(1925-1963) black American civil rights activist who was assassinated in Mississippi (USA), field secretary of the NAACP

Medgar Wiley Evers

born July 2, 1925, Decatur, Miss., U.S. died June 12, 1963, Philadelphia, Miss. African American civil-rights activist. After serving in World War II he entered business in Mississippi. He and his elder brother, Charles, began organizing local affiliates of the NAACP; in 1954 Medgar became the organization's first field secretary in Mississippi. He traveled throughout the state recruiting members and organizing economic boycotts. In June 1963, hours after a speech on civil rights by Pres. John F. Kennedy, Evers was shot and killed in an ambush outside his home. A white segregationist was charged with the murder but was set free after two trials in 1964 resulted in hung juries; he was finally convicted after a third trial in 1994. Evers's widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, later headed the NAACP (1995-98)

Turkish pronunciation

medgır

Pronunciation

/ˈmedgər/ /ˈmɛdɡɜr/