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MS SC605
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
- Recognizes Medgar Wiley Evers as a seminal figure in the American Civil Rights Movement and acknowledges his legacy as part of Black History Month
- Documents Evers' birth on July 2, 1925, in Decatur, Mississippi, his military service, education at Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College, and work as Field Secretary of the NAACP from 1954 until his assassination on June 12, 1963
- Credits Evers with organizing peaceful protests, economic boycotts, sit-ins, and voter registration drives throughout Mississippi, and notes his instrumental role in James Meredith's admission to the University of Mississippi
- States that Evers' assassination prompted President John F. Kennedy to request comprehensive civil rights legislation, which President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the following year
- Acknowledges the continuation of Evers' legacy through his wife Myrlie Evers, Medgar Evers College in New York, and the annual Medgar Evers Homecoming Festival held in Mississippi
Legislative Description
Recognize the legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers in the history of Mississippi.
Last Action
Enrolled Bill Signed
2/23/2011
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