Evers, Medgar Wiley, 1925-1963

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1925 July 2 - 1963 June 12

Gender

male

Occupations

Places

Decatur (Miss.) (Place of Birth)
Jackson (Miss.) (Place of Death)
United States (Associated Country)

Topics

African Americans -- Civil rights

Languages Used

English

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Bernice Robinson papers

Collection

Identifier: AMN 1018

Abstract Bernice Violanthe Robinson (1914-1994) was born in Charleston, South Carolina to James C. and Martha Elizabeth Robinson. She was a cosmetologist, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Secretary and Chairperson of Membership, Highlander's first Citizenship School teacher for adult education on John's Island, South Carolina. She held political education and voter registration workshops in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and other southern states for the...

Dates: 1920-1989; Majority of material found within 1950-1989

Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture