When:
June 13, 2017 all-day
2017-06-13T00:00:00-06:00
2017-06-14T00:00:00-06:00
Where:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/medgar-evers-assassinated
June 13, 1963. Civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers was active in seeking integration of schools and voter registration. He was assassinated by Byron de la Beckwith. The public outrage following his death was one of the factors that led President John F. Kennedy to propose a comprehensive civil rights law.
