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MEDGAR WILEY EVERS
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• MEDGAR WILEY EVERS (noun)
The noun MEDGAR WILEY EVERS has 1 sense:
1. United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963)
Familiarity information: MEDGAR WILEY EVERS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Evers; Medgar Evers; Medgar Wiley Evers
Instance hypernyms:
civil rights activist; civil rights leader; civil rights worker (a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups)
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