BY:LEON KWASI KUNTUO-ASARE Medgar Evers was born in Decatur, Mississippi, on july 2, 1925, to mother Jesse and father James Evers. After graduating from a segregated high school, in the Jim Crow south, he joined the United States army during World War 2, from 1943 to 1945. After his service to the country, he would … Continue reading BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT : MEDGAR EVERS!