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Evers was a World War II veteran who participated in the Normandy invasion.
He was the NAACP’s first field secretary in the South.
One of Evers’ first assignments was investigating the murder of Emmett Till.
Evers helped integrate Ole Miss.
Evers was shot just hours after President Kennedy had delivered a landmark speech on civil rights.
It took 31 years to bring Evers’ assassin to justice.
Medgar Evers’ widow has carried on his legacy.