Medgar Evers was a great leader of the civil rights movement in the 50's and 60's. From his humble beginnings in a small Mississippi town he grew to become one of the greatest leaders of the movement.
As a boy Evers was a serious and mature and he remained that way throughout his life. He was raised in a small town in Mississippi. He had strong religious values and a terrific work ethic as a child. While he was still in high school Evers left school to serve in the army. While fighting in the army the racist Nazis made a lasting impression on him. After he got out of the army he received his high school diploma and immediately enrolled in Alcorn A&M College. When in college Evers played football, ran track, edited the school paper and also sang in the choir. (Tuttle, pg.1)
Evers's first job out of college was selling insurance for Magnolia Insurance which was one of the few black owned businesses. His boss was a member of the National Association for the Advancement of......

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