{"title":"Charles Evers","description":"\u003cp\u003eCHARLES EVERS was an American civil rights activist, politician, businessman, and author. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eEvers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvers was elected mayor of Fayette, Mississippi, in 1969, the first African American to hold that office in Mississippi since Reconstruction. That same year, the NAACP named him Man of the Year. He earned a B.S. degree from Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1950 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Evers devoted his life to civil rights advocacy. After the 1963 assassination of his brother, slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, he returned to Mississippi and served as field director of the Mississippi NAACP.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Evers was born on September 11, 1922, in Decatur, Mississippi, and died in 2020 at the age of 97.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Evers’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"have-no-fear","title":"Have No Fear: The Charles Evers Story","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eA moving and dramatic coming-of-age memoir of Charles Evers, one of the most colorful civil rights pioneers and brother of Medgar Evers, slain hero of the Movement. Evers led a biracial coalition which unseated an all-white Mississippi delegation at the 1968 Democratic Convention and was the first African American to run for governor of Mississippi and to be elected mayor in that state since reconstruction. His story is riveting and, working with a gifted collaborator, he has created a strong sense of time and place. Reveals new information about the Kennedys, especially Bobby who was a very close friend, and offers an up close perspective on Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1620456931\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781620456934\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Charles Evers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43212270371032,"sku":"9781620456934","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212270403800,"sku":"9781630260941","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470301890_FC_mockup_v2_1740153521_02d265ba-fad4-400a-ad0b-f180d3ee204d.jpg?v=1790992012"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-charles-evers.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}