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In this role, he organized and led many demonstrations for the rights of African Americans.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"11 September 1922","date":"1922-09-11"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5077458#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Decatur","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2303135"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5077458#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"22 July 2020","date":"2020-07-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5077458#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Brandon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1998371"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5077458#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United States","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5077458#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"human rights defender","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1476215"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5077458#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Republican Party (since 1978)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29468","start":"1978"},{"text":"Democratic Party (until 1969)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29552","end":"1969"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5077458#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Alcorn State University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1805243"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5077458#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"mayor (1985–1989)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185","start":"1985","end":"1989"},{"text":"mayor (1969–1981)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185","start":"1969","end":"1981"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5077458#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Evers","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5077458"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Charles Evers born?","a":"Charles Evers was born on 11 September 1922 in Decatur."},{"q":"What positions has Charles Evers held?","a":"Positions held by Charles Evers include: mayor (1985–1989); mayor (1969–1981)."},{"q":"Where did Charles Evers study?","a":"Charles Evers was educated at Alcorn State University."}],"related":[{"name":"Andrew Johnson","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/andrew-johnson"},{"name":"Ehud Olmert","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ehud-olmert"},{"name":"Hussein Khalidi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hussein-khalidi"},{"name":"Ekrem İmamoğlu","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ekrem-imamoglu"},{"name":"Nir Barkat","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nir-barkat"},{"name":"Bill Haslam","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/bill-haslam"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/charles-evers-635374e5b3.jpg","width":500,"height":636,"license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","credit":"U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. 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Image: Charles Evers.jpg — U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Charles Evers\". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/charles-evers. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-07T07:56:22Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-14","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-evers","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-evers","ne":null}}