Why was Medgar Evers assassinated?

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In my brief study I believe it was the pressure he applied on the FCC to enforce the Fairness Doctrine/Equal Time for blacks.
This was Medgar Evers' (the young Alcorn Alum) landmark Civil Rights accomplishment that changed the media of that day & forever more along with a ton of life situations in News media for blacks.




The two WLBT decisions stunned the industry. In effect, they told stations around the country that if they discriminated against their black audiences and had few black employees, they, too, could be in trouble. At about the same time, the Office of Communication asked the FCC to issue rules requiring equal employment opportunity in broadcasting. The tide was turning in that direction anyway in the late 1960’s, but the WLBT case made it difficult for the commission to turn its back on this request.


Securing the Right to Be Heard




As of today the Fairness Doctrine is no more. It has been stated that it is not needed because of multiple outlets to get news and opposing view points. Do you agree?
 
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