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Jun 5, 2024 · Medgar Evers, an alumnus of Alcorn State University, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest U.S. civilian honor awarded to individuals.
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Upon the completion of his term, he returned to Mississippi and in 1871, became the founding president of then Alcorn University, currently Alcorn State University. Medgar Wiley Evers …
Alcorn honors Medgar Wiley Evers’ life and legacy, unveils …
Oct 30, 2024 · Standing at the gateway to the Medgar Wiley Evers Heritage Village, Alcorn’s new state-of-the-art student living and learning complex, it features quotes and an account of …
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In June 2013, a statue of Evers was erected at his alma mater, Alcorn State University, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Evers' death. [49] Alumni and guests from around the …
Alcorn State Reveals Memorial of Medgar Wiley Evers
Jun 13, 2013 · Medgar Wiley Evers, a civil rights activist, was involved in several efforts to overturn segregation in the State of Mississippi. Today, the Alcorn family honored Evers for his …
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Medgar Evers, an alumnus of Alcorn State University, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest U.S. civilian honor awarded to individuals.
Alcorn announces Medgar Wiley Evers memorial statue dedication
May 30, 2013 · In 2011, the U.S. Navy christened a humanitarian mission ship the USNS Medgar Evers, the first vessel ever to bear the name of a civil rights activist. The statue at Alcorn State …
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Apr 3, 2014 · Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was the first state field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi. As such, he organized voter-registration efforts and economic boycotts, and...
Alcorn State Celebrates Medgar Evers’ Civil Rights Legacy
Jun 13, 2013 · Alcorn State University, a thriving land-grant institution in rural Mississippi, hosted the last leg of celebrations in the state honoring Evers 50 years after his assassination.
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Medgar Evers, an alumnus of Alcorn State University, was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest U.S. civilian honor awarded to individuals. …