MS SC604

Honors Charles Evers for his civil rights activism and contributions to Mississippi history during Black History Month.

Recognizes Evers' work as a public speaker, radio host of "Let's Talk" on WMPR, and co-sponsor of the annual Medgar Evers Homecoming Festival held each June.

Acknowledges Evers' leadership in the NAACP following his brother Medgar Evers' assassination in 1963, including voter registration and voting rights drives in Mississippi.

Notes Evers' election as the first African-American Mayor of Fayette, Mississippi in 1969 since Reconstruction and his subsequent gubernatorial campaign.

Recognizes Evers' background including his birth in Decatur in 1922, military service during the Korean Conflict, and subsequent success as a businessman and informal advisor to national political figures.