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“I'm looking to be shot any time I step out of my car... If I die, it will be in a good cause. I've been fighting for America just as much as the soldiers in Vietnam.”

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Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers

Medgar Evers was an American civil rights activist who was a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement in Mississippi. Born on July 2, 1925, and assassinated on June 12, 1963, Evers was a leader of the NAACP and dedicated his life to combating racial segregation and discrimination in the state. more

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