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James Charles Evers (September 11, 1922 – July 22, 2020) was an American civil rights activist, businessman, radio personality, and politician. Evers was known for his role in the civil rights movement along with his younger brother Medgar Evers.
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- Republican (1978–2020)
22. Juli 2020 · Charles Evers, who gave up life as a petty racketeer to succeed his assassinated brother Medgar Evers as a Mississippi civil rights leader in 1963, becoming the state’s first Black mayor since...
24. Mai 2017 · Learn about the life and achievements of Charles Evers, a civil rights activist and politician who served as the mayor of Fayette, Mississippi. Watch his interview with The HistoryMakers, where he shares his memories of his brother Medgar Evers and his involvement in the NAACP.
23. Juli 2020 · JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Charles Evers, who led an eclectic life as a civil rights leader, onetime purveyor of illegal liquor in Chicago, history-making Black mayor in deeply segregated Mississippi and contrarian with connections to prominent national Democrats and Republicans, died Wednesday. He was 97.
23. Juli 2020 · Charles Evers, the brother of Medgar Evers, was a NAACP leader, mayor, businessman and political independent. He died at 97 of natural causes, after a long career of challenging racial discrimination and supporting various presidents.
23. Juli 2020 · CNN — James Charles Evers, the older brother of civil rights icon Medgar Evers, died in Mississippi Wednesday morning of natural causes, Rankin County Coroner David Ruth told CNN. He was 97....
22. Juli 2020 · Charles Evers was a NAACP leader, a mayor, a businessman and a political independent who crossed racial and party lines. He was the older brother of Medgar Evers, who was assassinated in 1963, and he lived to see his killer convicted in 1994.
