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
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 a Republican, by the way.
I'm for economic independence.
The main thing I believe in is freedom.
Welfare makes you dependent upon someone to take care of you.
I feel there should be blacks in every Party.
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.
I believe in most of the things Republicans stand for.
Any time the country is split 50/50, the leader is wrong.
Go down to the Republican headquarters. They ain't got a single black working there. Not one.
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.