Medgar Wiley Evers was born July 2nd, 1925 and was an African-American civil rights activist from Mississippi working to end segregation at the University of Mississippi. Evers was in the military and went overseas during World War II. After completing his secondary education, he became active in the civil rights movement, becoming a field secretary for the NAACP. Evers was assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith, a member of the White Citizens' Council. As a veteran, Evers was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. His murder and the resulting trials inspired civil rights protests, as well as numerous works of art, music, and film.
The song I chose to represent Medgar Evers is by Michael Jackson named, All I Want to Say is That They Don’t Really Care About Us. I chose this song because it describes the lives of many African-Americans during that time period. In the song, there are five lines that truly spoke to me about Medgar Evers because these five lines told some of his story as a Civil Rights Activist. The first line I chose was, “bang bang, shot dead, everybody’s gone mad.” I chose this line because during segregation, Caucasians everywhere shot, hung, and killed African-Americans if they were to even look at them wrong. This was something Evers …show more content…
Despite all the misfortunes that happened to Evers and his family still he pushed on. The third line I chose was, “I am the victim of police brutality, now, I'm tired of bein' the victim of hate.” Medgar Evers had a troubled life growing up due to segregation and police brutality. As he grew older he realized that he wanted to help end segregation which why he became a civil rights activist after leaving the
The song I chose to represent Medgar Evers is by Michael Jackson named, All I Want to Say is That They Don’t Really Care About Us. I chose this song because it describes the lives of many African-Americans during that time period. In the song, there are five lines that truly spoke to me about Medgar Evers because these five lines told some of his story as a Civil Rights Activist. The first line I chose was, “bang bang, shot dead, everybody’s gone mad.” I chose this line because during segregation, Caucasians everywhere shot, hung, and killed African-Americans if they were to even look at them wrong. This was something Evers …show more content…
Despite all the misfortunes that happened to Evers and his family still he pushed on. The third line I chose was, “I am the victim of police brutality, now, I'm tired of bein' the victim of hate.” Medgar Evers had a troubled life growing up due to segregation and police brutality. As he grew older he realized that he wanted to help end segregation which why he became a civil rights activist after leaving the