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Definition of Medgar Evers
1. Noun. United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963).
Generic synonyms: Civil Rights Activist, Civil Rights Leader, Civil Rights Worker
Lexicographical Neighbors of Medgar Evers
Literary usage of Medgar Evers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Kennedy Assassination: Surveillance of Civil Rights Activistsby Barry Leonard by Barry Leonard (1998)
"... announcing the "service" have been distributed, and an item appearing in a
Shreveport newspaper indicates that Charles Evers, Brother of Medgar Evers, ..."
2. Project Impact edited by Ann McNeal (1998)
"... Medgar Evers Community College, Bronx Community College, ... College and
partner Community Colleges at the City University of New York (Medgar Evers, ..."
3. Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989 by Bruce A. Ragsdale, Joel D. Treese (1996)
"Following two years of service in the United States Army, Towns taught in New
York City's public schools and at Fordham University and Medgar Evers College ..."
4. Prevention Plus II: Tools for Creating and Sustaining Drug-Free Communities (1994)
"During 1987, the program provided direct services to 3200 individuals in its
three pilot test sites: Medgar Evers college, the Hispanic Women's Center, ..."
5. Teaching The Best Practice Way: Methods That Matter, K-12 by Harvey Daniels, Marilyn Bizar (2005)
"... when a panel of civil rights veterans visits our school and a fellow teacher
on the panel relates her family's friendship with Medgar Evers; ..."
6. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1961 was trying to adjust to being the head of my family —Mrs. Medgar Evers,
Ladies' Home Jour., September 1971 had no difficulty in adjusting to more than ..."
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