Medgar Evers was an American civil rights leader and activist from Mississippi who worked to end segregation and racial discrimination. He was assassinated in 1963, but his legacy lives on as a symbol of the civil rights movement. He was the first African-American field secretary for the NAACP and was instrumental in organizing boycotts and protests against segregation. He also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington. His death sparked outrage and helped to galvanize the civil rights movement.