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Medgar Evers. Medgar Wiley Evers (/ ˈmɛdɡər /; July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963) was an American civil rights activist and soldier who was the NAACP 's first field secretary in Mississippi. Evers, a United States Army veteran who served in World War II, was engaged in efforts to overturn racial segregation at the University of Mississippi ...
Clarie Collins Harvey (born Emma Augusta Clarie Collins; November 27, 1916 - May 27, 1995) was an African American businesswoman, religious leader and prominent activist during the civil rights movement in Mississippi. Her organization Womanpower Unlimited has been recognized by many for its role in sustaining the Freedom Riders during their ...
Central Hinds Academy (MS) Head coaching record. Overall. 253–471. Tournaments. SWAC 0–0. NCAA: 0–0. Douglas William Shanks[1][2][3][4] (October 25, 1946 – September 4, 2023) was an American college baseball coach. He was a city commissioner of Jackson, Mississippi and was on their city council. [5][6] He served as the head coach of the ...
David Jackson 1992 Cranston, Rhode Island: New England Wrestling Alliance (1992–2005) [1] Johnny Jackson Winter Garden, Florida: Central Florida Wrestling (1994) [1] Beau James 1989– Kingsport, Tennessee: Southern States Wrestling (1991–) [1] Dallas James (Don Parker) 1993–1998 Indianapolis, Indiana: Midwestern Wrestling Alliance (1993 ...
Frank Ervin Melton (March 19, 1949 – May 7, 2009) [1] was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, United States, from 4 July 2005 until his death on 7 May 2009.Melton, an African American, defeated the city's first black mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. Melton won 63 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary against Johnson, who had served two terms.
She married Richard Collins in 1942 and remained married for 70 years. [7] Together they moved to Burnaby in 1948 with her four children, Rick, Judith, Barry and Tom. [5] [3] As the only black family in the neighbourhood, her neighbours started an unsuccessful petition to prevent them from moving in. [4] [5] [8] [6] Her children were bullied at school. [8]
Jackson Democratic 1939– Thomas E. Robertson: 1992–2008 Jackson Republican 1955– H. C. Robinson: 1865–1867 Kemper, Neshoba Harmon Robinson: 1976–1980 Chickasaw, Clay, Lowndes Democratic 1925–? Mitchell Robinson: 1940–1944 1948–1960 Hinds, Warren Democratic 1894–? Robin Robinson: 2024– Forrest, Greene, Jones, Wayne Republican ...
Ray Bidwell Collins (December 10, 1889 – July 11, 1965) was an American character actor in stock and Broadway theatre, radio, films, and television. With 900 stage roles to his credit, he became one of the most successful actors in the developing field of radio drama. A friend and associate of Orson Welles for many years, Collins went to ...