In june 1963, the president of the mississippi chapter of the naacp was shot and killed in the driveway of his home in jackson, mississippi. who was this famous civil rights leader that was assassinated?

Medgar Evers is the person being described in your statement. Medgar was an important part of the Civil Rights movement, as he fought to end segregation at the University of Mississippi. Along with this, Evers also fought for the ending of segregated public places as well as expanded voting rights for African-Americans. He also helped in setting up NAACP chapters all over the south and organized boycotts that helped to bring national attention to injustices faced by African-Americans in the south.

The fact that farmers were paid for destroying crops.