(1925–63), US civil rights leader; full name Medgar Wiley Evers. He was Mississippi field secretary of the NAACP from 1954; his assassination was a factor in President Kennedy's call for new, comprehensive civil rights legislation.
Definition of Evers, Medgar in US English:
Evers, Medgar
proper nounˈevərz
(1925–63), US civil rights leader; full name Medgar Wiley Evers. He was Mississippi field secretary of the NAACP from 1954; his assassination was a factor in President Kennedy's call for new, comprehensive civil rights legislation.