https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/medgar-evers-assassination-galvanized-civil-rights-movement
How the assassination of Medgar Evers galvanized the Civil Rights movement | National Geographic
In 1963, the activist and WWII veteran was murdered hours after the announcement of landmark civil rights legislation. It took 30 years to convict his killer.
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