As long as God gives me strength to work and try to make things real for my children, I'm going to work for it - even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice.Medgar Evers | Vashon Remembrance
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Medgar Evers was an African American civil rights activist and World War II veteran born on July 2, 1925, in Decatur, Mississippi. He served as the NAACP’s Mississippi field secretary, advocating for voting rights and desegregation, and was instrumental in efforts to combat racial injustice. Evers was assassinated on June 12, 1963, becoming a martyr for the civil rights movement.
1925–1963·lived 37 years
As long as God gives me strength to work and try to make things real for my children, I'm going to work for it - even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice.Medgar Evers | Vashon Remembrance