Charles Evers
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Charles Evers was an American civil rights activist and politician, known for being the first African American mayor of a biracial town in Mississippi since Reconstruction and for continuing the legacy of his assassinated brother, Medgar Evers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Evers canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
desegregation in Mississippi
ⓘ
voting rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Charles Evers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-09-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-07-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1981 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Evers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights
ⓘ
local government ⓘ |
| genre | politics ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasCause |
economic justice for Black communities
ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | NAACP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first African American mayor of a biracial town in Mississippi since Reconstruction ⓘ |
| notableFor | continuing the civil rights legacy of Medgar Evers ⓘ |
| notablePosition | state field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi ⓘ |
| notableWork | civil rights activism in Mississippi ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
ⓘ
radio host ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Decatur, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Brandon, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
Independent ⓘ Republican Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Mayor of Fayette, Mississippi ⓘ |
| ranForOffice |
Governor of Mississippi
ⓘ
U.S. Senate from Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Medgar Evers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Fayette, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jackson, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Medgar Evers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1969 ⓘ |
| workedIn | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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