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Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
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Byron De La Beckwith
American white supremacist, Klansman, and convicted murderer
Byron De La Beckwith Jr. was an American white supremacist and member of the Ku Klux Klan who murdered civil rights leader Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963, in Jackson, Mississippi.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Civil and political rights
Rights preventing the infringement of personal freedom by other social actors
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life of society and the state.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Medgar Evers
American civil rights activist and soldier (1925–1963)
Medgar Wiley Evers was an American civil rights activist and soldier who was the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi. Evers, a United States Army veteran who served in World War II, was engaged in efforts to overturn racial segregation at the University of Mississippi,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)