Evers
Americannoun
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(James) Charles, 1922–2020, U.S. civil rights leader.
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his brother Medgar (Wiley) 1925–63, U.S. civil rights leader.
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In a recent report submitted to the Ohio Department of Development, Intel’s Jim Evers wrote that the project “remains part of our long-term plans for U.S. manufacturing.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
“I am the subject of unprecedented legal proceedings . . . I am pursuing this fight for myself and for our independent judiciary,” Judge Dugan wrote in her letter to Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Mr Bloom, an entrepreneur who had previously set up a failed Mafia-themed museum in Las Vegas, and Mr Evers, a former actor, were met by a greeter and escorted inside the palace.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, said he and his staff are communicating with the agencies coordinating security for the event.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2024
“Medgar Evers, ” he say, his voice sound like it’s rolling backwards, “NAACP Field Secretary, is dead.”
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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