American civil rights worker in Mississippi who was killed by a sniper soon after the broadcast of a pro-civil rights speech by President John F. Kennedy. His work was continued by his brother Charles(born1923).

• 埃瓦茨，梅德迦 韦雷1925－1963美国密西西比州的民权活动家，他在约翰 F 肯尼迪总统的支持民权的广播讲话之后不久被狙击手杀害。他未完的工作由他的兄弟查尔斯继续（生于1923年）