Civil rights leader Charles Evers dies at 97

Catherine Garcia

July 22, 2020 at 10:47 PM·1 min read

Civil rights leader Charles Evers died of natural causes Wednesday in Brandon, Mississippi. He was 97.

The older brother of Medgar Evers, Charles Evers made history in 1969, when he was elected mayor of Fayette, Mississippi, becoming the first Black mayor in the state since Reconstruction. After his brother's assassination in 1963, Evers took over for him as state field secretary for the Mississippi NAACP.

Born on Sept. 11, 1922, in Decatur, Mississippi, Evers served in the Army during World War II, and throughout his life hosted radio shows. He also spent time as a concert promoter for B.B. King and was involved in the bootleg liquor business. In the 1960s and '70s, Evers ran unsuccessfully for several political offices, including governor of Mississippi.

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