Medgar Evers Court Case

Medgar Evers was born June 2, 1925 in Mississippi. At the young age of eighteen, he was drafted in the U.S Army. He served his country during World War 2, and he had a honorable discharge three years later. Two years later, the young man was accepted into Acorn College. During his senior year of college, he married Myrile Beasely. Madger went back to school in 1954 to become a lawyer. That same year, he became the first field secretary of NAACP in Mississippi (“Medgar Evers”). Because of his position in NAACP, Medgar and his family received many threats. On June 12, 1963, he was shot in the back of the head in his driveway. He was rushed to the hospital and died an hour later. Bryon De La Beckworth denied killing Medgar Evers even though all the evidence pointed to him. Beckworth was set free because of the racial prejudice of the jury. In 1990, the he was brought to trial again. In 1993, Beckworth was finally trailed by a mixed racial jury. During February of 1994, Byron De La Beckworth was convicted for the murder of Medgar Evers. Sadly, this was thirty-one years after Ever’s death. Beckworth was sentenced to prison until death. In 2001, his time came and he passed away at the age of eighty (“Medgar Evers”). Medgar Evers
The quote remained true for Jimmie Jackson, James Reeb, Vernon Dahmer, Ohneal Moore, and Harriette Moore. They all fought and died for the Civil Rights Movement and their legacies were still carried on today by their followers("10 Forgotten Martyrs Of The American Civil Rights Movement”). Today we can still use the quote, “You can kill a man, but you can’t kill an idea.” An example of this, can be seen through terrorism. You can kill a terrorist group’s leader, but you can’t kill the beliefs of the group. The leader taught his followers his beliefs and they will continue to carry out his plan, even if he not alive. Medgar Evers taught us many lessons from his deep