July 12, 1964 | Charles Evers Remarks on Civil Rights Bill

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July 12, 1964 - Charles Evers, civil rights activist, spoke today about the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After his brother Medgar’s assassination in June 1963, Evers took over his position as field director of the NAACP in Mississippi.

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