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'm a Republican, by the way.
I believe in most of the things Republicans stand for.
Go down to the Republican headquarters. They ain't got a single black working there. Not one.
The Republican Party does not reach out.
The Republican Party is not inclusive.
So I'm in the Republican Party for the same reason I was in the Democratic Party: to make sure blacks are included, along with everyone else.
I'm a Republican and I'm gonna stay a Republican because they need somebody like me to stay in the Party and keep hammering away.
This is a racist country.
Hands that picked cotton can now pick the mayor.
I'm for prayer in schools.
I took Bobby Kennedy through the delta and he cried like a baby.
I'm for economic independence.
The main thing I believe in is freedom.
Welfare makes you dependent upon someone to take care of you.