Charles Evers

American civil rights activist

James Charles Evers (September 11, 1922 – July 22, 2020) was an American civil rights activist. In 1969, he became the first African American since the Reconstruction era to have been elected as mayor in a Mississippi city.

Charles Evers
Evers in October 2009
Born
James Charles Evers

(1922-09-11)September 11, 1922
DiedJuly 22, 2020(2020-07-22) (aged 97)
Brandon, Mississippi, U.S.
Occupation(s)Civil rights activist
Mayor of Fayette, Mississippi
RelativesMedgar Evers
Myrlie Evers-Williams

He served as mayor of Fayette in Jefferson County. Thereafter, he ran for governor in 1971 and the United States Senate in 1978. He ran both times as an Independent candidate.

Evers died on July 22, 2020 in Brandon, Mississippi at the age of 97.[1]

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  1. "Civil rights leader and political figure Charles Evers passes away at 97". Archived from the original on 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

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