Background

Medgar Evers was drafted into the US Army in 1943. During his time in the Army he served in World War Two and dissipated in Normandy invasion. He eventually reached the rank of sergeant. Also, his unit was a part of the massive, post D-Day invasion of Europe. Evers also, received an honorable discharge in 1946 he got his discharge because of his wartime service (Bio.com). (History.com). (NAACP.org)

Evers was murdered just our after President John F. Kennedy’s speech on national television in support of civil rights. After his death his wife married. She had worked alongside her husband at the NAACP and has continued cursive of rides work to the present day. It took 31 years to bring Evers assassin to justice. Byron De La Beckwith member of the local white citizens Council, was arrested for the murder. (Bio.com). (History.com). (NAACP.org)

Involvement

One of Evers first case with the NAACP was to try to integrate the universities with a lawsuit. This helped raised his profile with the NAACP. Another one of his cases was the brown vs board of education 347 US 483 that segregation was unconstitutional. That year Evers became the first field officer of the NAACP in Mississippi. In this same year Supreme Court decisions Brown vs Board of education struck down on racial segregation in public schools. (Bio.com). (History.com). (NAACP.org)

Legacy

Medgar Evers notably impacted the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Evers was a civil rights activist. Evers applied to the University of Mississippi law school. Evers unfortunately got rejected, then he volunteered to help the NAACP to try integrate the universities with a lawsuit. This raised his profile with the NAACP. Then he became the first state field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi. One thing he did while working with the NAACP was organized voter, registration efforts,demonstration and economic boycotts of companies that practiced discrimination. (Bio.com). (History.com). (NAACP.org)