What significant position does Evers' brother, Charles, hold?
Head of the Mississippi NAACP
First African American Mayor in Mississippi
Senator for Mississippi
Bishop in the Mississippi Episcopal Church
Answer
Charles Evers was the first African American mayor in Mississippi. He was elected mayor of Fayette, Mississippi in 1969, a year after his brother Medgar Evers was assassinated. Charles Evers was a civil rights activist and politician. He was a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and helped to register African American voters in Mississippi. He was also a member of the Democratic National Committee.
Unveiling Medgar Evers: A Trailblazer in African-American Civil Rights
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