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    Meet Medgar Evers: Introduction to the Southern Freedom Movement

    Lesson by Deborah Menkart and Jenice L. View

    Medgar Wiley Evers was one of Mississippi’s most impassioned activists, orators, and visionaries for equality and against brutality. However, many students learn little about his life and legacy in textbooks. Therefore, Teaching for Change prepared this lesson to introduce students to his work and to inspire them to learn more. Designed as a pre-reading activity, the lesson also provides a scaffold for students of the people, places, and issues in Evers’ life.

    Grade Level: Grades 7+
    Time Required: Two class periods

    Students will be introduced to the rich story of Medgar Evers’ life and be motivated to learn more. The brief lesson presents:

    • Medgar Evers in a context of organizations and communities

    • Medgar Evers as an organizer and advocate

    • The people who influenced Medgar Evers and those whom he influenced

    • The legacy of Medgar Evers

    Materials

    • Interview sheet. One per student.

    • Roles or brief bios. One per student.
      Because this is an introductory lesson, the bios are short, reader-friendly, and reflect the range of Evers’ work and contacts. It is our hope that these short bios interest students in learning more.

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      Medgar W. Evers

      Medgar W. Evers
      Technician Fifth Grade
      th Port Company
      July 2, – June 12,

      Medgar W. Evers Library of Congress

      Famous activist, Soldier, and family man Medgar W. Evers was one of the most effective civil rights advocates in Jim Crow Mississippi. He fought for voting rights and desegregation and investigated the murder of year old Emmet Till. His courage in the face of violence and political deadlock inspired countless activists across the country.

      Born on July 2, , in Decatur, Mississippi, Medgar Wiley Evers grew up surrounded by racial oppression. African Americans in Jim Crow Mississippi were denied access to many public and private facilities available to white Mississippians. African Americans had no choice but to go to separate, underfunded schools. The state government passed laws that denied African Americans the vote through high poll taxes and literacy requirements. Mississippi also banned interracial dating and marriage. Vigilante violence was a common method used to enforce these strict laws.

      Evers’ father was a farmer and his mother was a housewife. As the third of five children, Evers looked up to his older brother, Charles, and worked with him for much of his life. His segregated high school was 12 miles away from his house, and E