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Charles Evers
James Charles Evers is an American civil rights activist, businessman, gangster and politician. Evers is known for his role in the civil rights movement along with his younger brother Medgar Evers. After serving in World War II, Evers began her career as a disc jockey at WHOC in Philadelphia, Mississippi. In 1954, he was appointed president of the National Association for the Advancement of State Electoral Registration. After the assassination of his brother in 1963, Evers returned to the position of NAACP Field Director in Mississippi. In this role, he organized and led many African-American protests. In 1969, Evers was named "Man of the Year" by NAACP. On June 3, 1969, Evers was elected in Fayette, Mississippi, as Mississippi's first African-American mayor in the post-reconstruction period, after the 1965 Voting Rights Act was passed, imposing constitutional rights of citizens.
BornJames Charles Evers, September 11, 1922, Decatur, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJuly 22, 2020, Brandon, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (1978–2020)
Other political affiliationsIndependent (1969–1978), Democratic (before 1969)
Spouse(s)Christine Evers, Nannie L. Magee
RelationsMedgar Evers, Myrlie Evers-Williams
Children4
Alma materAlcorn State University

About Charles Evers

Civil Rights Leader Charles Evers was born in Decatur, Mississippi, United States on September 11, 1922. He dies at the age of 97, on July 22, 2020.

Civil rights activist and politician who became Mississippi's first African-American mayor since Reconstruction in 1969.

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Charles Evers before becoming famous

Charles Evers was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1922 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dog (狗).

He fell in love with a Filipina woman but was unable to marry her because she was 'white,' and interracial marriages were illegal under Jim Crow rules.

Achievement of Charles Evers

The NAACP named him Man of the Year in 1969, and he popularized the phrase"Hands that plucked cotton may now pick the mayor".

Charles Evers's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was the younger brother of Civil Rights Leader Medgar Evers.

Charles Evers Collabed with

He was a confidante of US President Lyndon B. Johnson and several other politicians.

Charles Evers Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Charles Evers updated on March 15 2023.