He was the brother of civil rights icon Medgar Evers.
Medgar Evers
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When celebrities die at a young age, it stops us in our tracks.
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Medgar Evers, a civil rights icon gunned down at age 37, lived a life bookended by segregation. But in between those bookends, he fought for change.
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She was elegant, glamorous, and far more than just a pretty face.
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Learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and the other great men and women who helped advance the struggle for civil rights in the 1950s and ’60s. Click the links below …