Charles Evers -1st African-Am Mayor in MS/Civil Rights Activist/Medgar’s Bro/TLS

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Charles Evers - 1st African-Am Mayor in MS/Civil Rights Activist/Medgar’s Bro/TLS w/Content
James Charles Evers (1922-2020) - American civil rights activist, businessman, disc jockey, and politician. Evers was known for his role in the civil rights movement along with his younger brother Medgar Evers. After serving in World War II, Evers began his career as a disc jockey at WHOC in Philadelphia, Mississippi. In 1954, he was made the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) State Voter Registration chairman. After his brother's assassination in 1963, Evers took over his position as field director of the NAACP in Mississippi. In this role, he organized and led many demonstrations for the rights of African Americans.
In 1969, Evers was named "Man of the Year" by the NAACP. On June 3, 1969, Evers was elected in Fayette, Mississippi, as the first African-American mayor in Mississippi since the Reconstruction era, following passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which enforced constitutional rights for citizens.
He unsuccessfully ran for governor in 1971 and the United States Senate in 1978, both times as an independent  candidate, and in 1989, Evers was defeated for re-election after serving sixteen years as mayor. In his later life, he became a Republican, endorsing Ronald Reagan in 1980, and more recently Donald Trump in 2016.
8.5” x 11” typed letter, on “Evers for Governor Committee” letterhead, November 1, 1971, graciously responding to becoming part of the collection, adding some perspective to civil rights, voting rights and history, on the day before his Election Day hopes in running for Governor of Mississippi. Light transmittal folds, otherwise very fine.
This is from an extensive 50 year collection covering all categories, that was built from the 1940’s through the 1980’s.
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