https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p Civil Rights Activist en-us 2020-02-20 15:35:01 UTC 2024-10-14 14:30:38 UTC hello@padlet.com 2afbu https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448097108 2020-02-20 15:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448097108 2afbu https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448101624 2020-02-20 15:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448101624 2afbu https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448103879 2020-02-20 15:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448103879 2afbu https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448105637 Book]]> 2020-02-20 15:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448105637 2afbu https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448115127 Medgar Evers was a Civil Rights Activist who, in the beginning, worked for more education for colored people. They wanted higher education and more choices instead of the normal Agriculture classes. Even as a young boy, Evers had followed in his Fathers' footsteps and he worked on not letting the local people step over him. He was very determined in what he believed. ]]> 2020-02-20 16:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448115127 2afbu https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448120681 2020-02-20 16:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448120681 2afbu https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448638767 2020-02-21 15:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448638767 2afbu https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448639114 Medgar Evers was a highly respected man. He was a world war II veteran who fought for the U.S. Army. He was the first state field secretary for the NAACP. He had organized many voting parties. He organized economic boycotts and investigated crimes perpetrated against blacks.]]> 2020-02-21 15:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448639114 2afbu https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448644651 On June 12, 1963, at age 37, and about half past midnight, a shot was heard. Evers was shot in the back on the short walk up to his house, after a NAACP meeting, where he was left to bleed to death. There was a large march after the news spread. The peaceful protesters were taken into custody. A little girl was hit and a middle aged woman was wrestled to the ground. About 147 protesters were arrested.

 After 30 years, the killer was found. Bryon De La Beckwith Jr. was an American white supremacist and former Klansman from Greenwood.]]> 2020-02-21 15:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448644651 2afbu https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448653271 Medgar evers always looked up to his Father. Despite being of color, his Father never let the white men terrorize him or his family. The family grew some crops so they always had something on the table. His Father did not know how to write or read but he sure knew numbers. When selling or buying things he would never let someone trick him. He was not afraid to tell other people what he thought. Medgar Evers went to school and he even graduated college. He was, as a young child, always with his brother. They did almost everything together until they went to war. Evers found his later to be spouse, in college. He was an over all good child and he tried to stay out of trouble.]]> 2020-02-21 15:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/2afbu/vmqj5yztbo4p/wish/448653271