Medgar Evers Quiz

Medgar Evers was born in 1925 in __________, Mississippi.

• Decatur
• Jackson
• Hattiesburg
• McComb

Mr. Evers started fighting for civil rights in the 1950s.
True or False.

• True
• False

The statue of Medgar Evers in this photo stands:

• At the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
• At the National Civil Rights Museum
• At the Medgar Evers Museum 
• At the Medgar Evers Library

Medgar Evers was killed by Byron De La Beckwith in what year?

• 1943
• 1973
• 1993
• 1963

Medgar Evers served in the U.S. Army during:

• World War I
• World War II
• The Korean War
• The Iraq War

Medgar Evers's house, now a museum, is at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. True or False

• True
• False

Mr. Evers is buried at:

• Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi
• Arlington Cemetery in Washington, D.C. 

Mr. Evers had a wife and three young children at the time of his death. True or False

• True
• False

The life, death, and legacy of Medgar Evers was written about by:

• Eudora Welty
• Anne Moody
• James Baldwin
• All of the above

As part of the City University of New York, Medgar Evers College was founded in 1969. True or False

• True
• False