The assassinaton of Medgar Evers
Witness History
BBC
4.5 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2019
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
In June 1963 the murder of a prominent black civil rights activist and war hero in Mississippi shook the civil rights movement. Medgar Evers was working to overturn the racist policies in the American south which made him a target for white supremacists. His death caused national outrage and he was given a military funeral at the US national cemetery in Arlington as Farhana Haider reports.
Photo: Roy Wilkins and Medgar Evers Being Arrested 1st June 1963 in Jackson, Mississippi. Credit Getty
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| 1:11.1 | Hello you're listening to the Witness History podcast with me for Hana Hither. |
| 1:16.6 | And today we go back to June the 19th, 1963, when a prominent African American civil rights leader was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. |
| 1:29.0 | At a funeral attended by thousands, the activist Medgar Evers had been shot in the back by a white supremacist |
| 1:36.9 | Having spent years working to overturn the racist policies of the US state of Mississippi |
| 1:42.4 | Medica Evers had always known that he was a target for violent white racists. |
| 1:48.0 | I've had a number of threatening calls, people calling me saying that they were going to kill me, |
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