Rep. Alma Adams

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Rep. Alma Adams @RepAdams

Not long after midnight on Wed. June 12, 1963, Evers was returning to his house after a meeting with lawyers from the @NAACP. He was carrying shirts that said “Jim Crow Must Go” when he was assassinated in his front yard by a white supremacist. #BlackHistoryMonth #SayBlack — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 5, 2023

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Rep. Alma Adams @RepAdams

He worked for the @NAACP in Mississippi as their first field secretary in that state, attempting to desegregate the state’s institutions. His investigations into the lynching of Emmett Till raised his profile and made him the target of multiple attempts on his life. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 5, 2023

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Rep. Alma Adams @RepAdams

In response to his death, 5,000 people marched in Jackson, Mississippi, including Dr. King. Medgar Evers gave his life for the movement. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 5, 2023