Voice of America: US Civil Rights Leader Honored 50 Years After His Assassination

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

US Civil Rights Leader Honored 50 Years After His Assassination Jun 7th 2013, 22:17 People across the United States are remembering an icon of the American civil rights movement five decades after his racially motivated murder in Mississippi. The assassination of Medgar Evers galvanized support for the civil rights movement, including the right to vote for African Americans, especially in southern states. Fifty years ago Medgar Evers was fighting for equal rights for African Americans in Mississippi. Myrlie Evers worked by her husband's side. She says his goal was to ... Media files: 17D9DE3A-B9F5-4CB7-85EC-9159668A3828_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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