Brother of Slain Civil Rights Leader Medgar Evers Endorses Donald Trump

By Derek Flynn
on March 4, 2016



Charles Evers, a prominent civil rights activist, just gave his endorsement to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump.
“I believe in him first of all because he’s a businessman. I think jobs are badly needed in Mississippi,” Evers said.

The famous civil rights leader Medgar Evers was Charles Evers’ brother. Medgar Evers was assassinated in 1963 while in front of his Jackson home.



Evers was asked about the real estate mogul’s controversial remarks regarding immigration and a situation that happened on Tuesday where 30 African American students had reportedly been kicked out of Trump’s rally held in Valdosta, Georgia.

“I haven’t seen any proof of him being a racist,” Evers responded. “All of us have some racism in us. Even me.”
Evers referenced a proclamation by Gov. Phil Bryant declaring April “Confederate Heritage Month” and said that Trump has not taken similar actions. According to Evers, the hiring practices of Trump’s properties are reflective of him being “fair.”



Evers talked about the remarks Trump made when he first announced he was running for president on June 16th, 2015.

“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best,” Trump said in the announcement speech. “They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”

Evers doesn’t think the United States should feel like they have to support illegal immigrants.



Evers mentioned that he respects Trump’s faith and has planned to go to Trump’s rally on Monday in Madison. He also said that if he gets to speak with the billionaire businessman then he wants to pitch the idea of bringing to Mississippi a catfish processing plant.
“Our catfish is shipped to China and brought back for us to buy. Put a catfish farm here.”
Evers has a long history with the civil rights movement. After the murder of his brother, he served as the NAACP’s field secretary for Mississippi. In 1969, Evers was the first African American mayor of any city or town in Mississippi. In 1980, Evers switched his party affiliation to Republican in order to vote for Ronald Reagan.

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