Charles Evers
Charles Evers
James Charles Eversis an American civil rights activist and former politician. A Republican, Evers was known for his role in the Civil Rights Movement along with his younger brother Medgar Evers. He was made the National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleState Voter Registration Chairman in 1954. After his brother's assassination in 1963, Evers took over his position as field director of the NAACP in Mississippi. As field director, Evers organized and led many demonstrations for the rights of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth11 September 1922
CityDecatur, MS
CountryUnited States of America
I don't like a lot of social programs either because it makes you non-productive.
We need to take responsibility and educate people. That's why black folks don't like me. I always say it's our responsibility to make safe neighborhoods. It's our job to get them cleaned up.
I'm for prayer in schools.
Hands that picked cotton can now pick the mayor.
Go down to the Republican headquarters. They ain't got a single black working there. Not one.
Any time the country is split 50/50, the leader is wrong.
Anybody who runs for president in this country and comes out as strong as the Democrats were about helping the poor folks and black folks is not going to win.
Welfare makes you dependent upon someone to take care of you.
The main thing I believe in is freedom.
I'm for economic independence.
I'm a Republican, by the way.
Speaking as a black person, welfare is the worst thing that's ever happened to us.
I don't believe in welfare.
I took Bobby Kennedy through the delta and he cried like a baby.