Medgar Evers
Medgar Wiley Evers was an American civil rights activist and the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi. He was assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith. Wikipedia
Born: July 2, 1925, Decatur, MS
Assassinated: June 12, 1963, Jackson, MS
Spouse: Myrlie Evers-Williams (m. 1951–1963)
Children: Darrell Kenyatta Evers, James Van Evers, and Reena Denise Evers
Parents: Jesse Evers and James Evers
Siblings: Charles Evers
Date of burial: June 19, 1963