Charles Evers
Charles Evers
James Charles Eversis an American civil rights activist and former politician. A Republican, Evers was known for his role in the Civil Rights Movement along with his younger brother Medgar Evers. He was made the National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleState Voter Registration Chairman in 1954. After his brother's assassination in 1963, Evers took over his position as field director of the NAACP in Mississippi. As field director, Evers organized and led many demonstrations for the rights of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth11 September 1922
CityDecatur, MS
CountryUnited States of America
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And we never got the mule, let alone the forty acres.
This is a racist country.
I'm a Republican and I'm gonna stay a Republican because they need somebody like me to stay in the Party and keep hammering away.
I'm against an all-white anything or an all-black anything.
The Republican Party is not inclusive.
I believe in most of the things Republicans stand for.
I'm against abortion.
I took Bobby Kennedy through the delta and he cried like a baby.
I don't believe in welfare.
Speaking as a black person, welfare is the worst thing that's ever happened to us.
I'm a Republican, by the way.
I'm for economic independence.