,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ebhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjad ,mr4 
,h>p] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,?ompson (      
,mississippi7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d 
po/hum\sly a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al 
to ,m$g> ,wiley ,ev]s1 9 recognition ( 8
 contributions & ultimate sacrifice 9 ! 
fight = racial equality 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,m$g> ,wiley ,ev]s          
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7
 ,an integral "p ( ! fight = racial     
equality1 ,m$g> ,wiley ,ev]s1 0 born    
,july #b1 #aibe1 9 ,decatur1            
,mississippi1 to ,james & ,jessie ,ev]s4
  7#b7 ,fai?fully s]v+ 8 c\ntry1 ,m$g>  
,ev]s will+ly left high s*ool to jo9 !  
,army at ! />t ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7#c7    
,aft] ! conclusion ( ! w>1 ,mr4 ,ev]s   
return$ home to ,mississippi1 complet$  
high s*ool1 enroll$ 9 ,alcorn           

,agricultural & ,me*anical ,college     
7pres5tly kn[n z ,alcorn ,/ate          
,univ]sity7 & e>n$ a ,ba*elor ( ,arts   
degree 9 ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration4  7#d7  
,:ile at ,alcorn ,/ate ,univ]sity1 ,m$g>
 ,ev]s met & m>ri$ fell[ ,alcorn /ud5t1 
,myrlie ,beasley1 ( ,vicksburg1         
,mississippi4  7#e7 ,^u graduation1     
,myrlie & ,m$g> ,ev]s mov$ to ,m\nd     
,bay\1 ,mississippi1 :]e ,m$g> held a   
job ) ,magnolia ,mutual ,life ,insurance
 ,company1 & began e/abli%+ local *apt]s
 ( ! ,national ,association = !         
,advancem5t ( ,color$ ,p 7,,naacp7      
?r\gh\t ! ,mississippi ,delta4  7#f7    
,hav+ be5 s mov$ by ! imm5se suff]+ (   
,african-,am]icans 9 ,mississippi1 ,m$g>
 ,ev]s felt compell$ to fight to *ange !
 circum/ances & *all5ges fac+ !m &1 9   
#aied1 ,m$g> ,ev]s became ! fir/ kn[n   
,african-,am]ican to apply to !         
,univ]sity ( ,mississippi ,s*ool ( ,law4
 ,mr4 ,ev]s 0 d5i$ enrollm5t4  7#g7 ,9  
#aied1 ,m$g> ,ev]s became ! fir/ ,field 
,secret>y = ! ,mississippi *apt] ( !    

,,naacp4  7#h7 ,9 ! capacities ( 8 new  
position ,m$g> ,ev]s ho/$ num]\s vot]   
regi/ration ef=ts 9 ,mississippi &1 z a 
result ( ^! activities1 receiv$ num]\s  
?reats aga9/ 8 life4  7#i7 ,despite ^!  
?reats1 ,mr4 ,ev]s c>ri$ on 8 "w )      
d$ication & c\rage1 organiz+ rallies1   
build+ memb]%ip )9 ! ,,naacp1 & travel+ 
ar\nd ! c\ntry educat+ ! public on !    
fight = ,civil ,rights4  7#aj7 ,m$g> &  
,myrlie ,ev]s' passion = quality        
education = all *ildr5 l$ !m to file    
suit aga9/ ! ,jackson1 ,mississippi1    
public s*ool sy/em ga9+ him att5tion ) !
 national m$ia z a lead] ( ! ,civil     
,rights ,movem5t 9 ,mississippi4  7#aa7 
,z a result ( 8 cont9u$ & ongo+         
ef=ts--rallies1 sit-ins1 & prote/s--to  
/& up = ! rights ( ,african-,am]icans 9 
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,ev]s 0 arre/$1      
beat51 & jail$ ) 8 due process rights   
d5i$4  7#ab7 ,! s5seless & abhorr5t     
viol5ce aga9/ ,mr4 ,ev]s rea*$ its      
p9nacle on ,june #ab1 #aifc1 :5 he 0    
viol5tly %ot 9 front ( 8 home & di$     

%ortly aft]w>ds 9 a local hospital1 m]e 
h\rs aft] ,presid5t ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y _h 
made a national televis$ spee* f ! ,oval
 ,(fice call+ = full racial integration 
9 ,am]ica4 ,! ,civil ,rights ,act 0     
enact$ ! foll[+ ye>4  7#ac7 ,z a vet]an1
 ,ev]s 0 buri$ ) full milit>y honors at 
,arl+ton ,national ,cemet]y4  7#ad7 ,on 
,june #bc1 #aifc1 ,byron ,de ,la ,beck)1
 a memb] ( ! ,:ite ,citiz5s' ,c\ncil1 0 
arre/$ = ,ev]s' murd]1 b juries 9 #aifd1
 compos$ solely ( :ite m51 twice        
deadlock$ on ,de ,la ,beck)'s guilt1    
result+ 9 mi/rials4  7#ae7 ,foll[+ two  
trials result+ 9 acquittal1 9 #aiij1    
,mrs4 ,ev]s conv9c$ ,mississippi        
prosecutors to reop5 ,m$g> ,ev]s' murd] 
case1 & a new trial l$ to ! conviction &
 life imprisonm5t ( ,m$g> ,ev]s' kill] 9
 #aiid4  7#af7 ,x is befitt+ t ,congress
 be/[ ! highe/ civilian honor1 !        
,congressional ,gold ,m$al1 to ,m$g>    
,wiley ,ev]s1 po/hum\sly 9 honor ( 8 "w 
on behalf ( racial equality :i*         
tragically l$ to 8 assass9ation1 b also 

0 a major cataly/ 9 passage & enactm5t (
 ! ,civil ,rights ,act 9 #aifd4  #c4    
,congressional gold m$al  7a7           
,pres5tation ,au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! po/hum\s    
pres5tation1 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( 
a gold m$al ( appropriate design 9      
commemoration ( ,m$g> ,wiley ,ev]s1 9   
recognition ( 8 contributions & ultimate
 sacrifice 9 ! fight = racial equality 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,design & /rik+  
,= purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ to 9 
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !     
,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold m$al )     
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,aw>d ( ,m$al ,foll[+ ! 
aw>d ( ! gold m$al 9 commemoration (    
,m$g> ,wiley ,ev]s "u subsection 7a71 ! 
m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,mississippi     
,civil ,rights ,museum1 :]e x %all be   
available = display or tempor>y loan to 

be display$ else:]e1 z appropriate4  #d4
 ,duplicate m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike
 & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold    
m$al /ruck pursuant to section #c "u su*
 regulations z ! ,secret>y may          
prescribe1 at a price suffici5t to cov] 
! co/ !re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1    
dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses1 &
 ! co/ ( ! gold m$al4  #e4 ,/atus (     
m$als  7a7 ,national m$als ,! m$als     
/ruck pursuant to ?is ,act are national 
m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title    
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7          
,numismatic items ,= purposes ( section 
#eacd ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
all m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be     
consid]$ to be numismatic items4