Medgar+Evers

Name of individual (1 pt) When/where they lived (2 pts) Early life (3-4 sentences) (4 pts) **Medgar Evers family lived ona farm. His parents name were Jessie Evers and James Evers. He had 5 sibilings.** What they did to impact the Civil Rights Movement (4-5 sentences) (9 pts) On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high), how important do you think this person was to the movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (9 pts) ** Three Images (3 pts) Sources (2 pts) [] [] [] []
 * Medgar Evers **
 * Medgar Evers was born in Decatur Mississippi on July 2, 1925 **
 * Medgar Evers was a field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was one of the first martyrs of the civil rights movement. Medgar Evers lived was a place of blatant discrimination where blacks dared not even speak of civil rights, much less actively campaign for them. **
 * A 10 Because he was a field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Also he was one of the first martyrs of the civil rights movement.