Medgar Evers

Released
Date of birth:02. 07. 1925
Date of death:12. 06. 1963
Age:37† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1960s
State:Mississippi
Support
Civil Rights NAACP
Medgar Evers

Biography

Medgar Evers was the NAACP field secretary for Mississippi and the state's foremost civil-rights organizer. In 1960 he was cited for contempt of court for publicly calling a court sentencing a 'gross miscarriage of justice' — a prosecution aimed at silencing his criticism of Mississippi's segregated courts. He was assassinated in 1963.

Case

Charges: Contempt of court — criticizing a sentencing as a 'gross miscarriage of justice'
Sentenced: Dec 2, 1960
Sentence: Contempt-of-court citation for civil-rights speech On December 2, 1960, sentenced to 30 days in the county jail and a $100 fine. The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the conviction on June 12, 1961. Actual custody duration has not been established.

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