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Myrlie Evers-Williams. Myrlie Louise Evers-Williams (née Beasley; born March 17, 1933) is an American civil rights activist and journalist who worked for over three decades to seek justice for the 1963 murder of her husband Medgar Evers, another civil rights activist. She also served as chairwoman of the NAACP, and published several books on ...
Jun 8, 2023 · Myrlie Evers-Williams gazes wistfully at a photograph of Medgar Evers, the decorated Army veteran she married in 1951, when, at just 26, he was already a pioneering activist who would go on to ...
Dec 2, 2009 · Myrlie Evers-Williams places roses at the gravesite of Medgar Wiley Evers during a private ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery surrounded by family on June 5, 2013 . James Van Dyke Evers was 3 ...
Myrlie Evers-Williams. A leading civil rights activist, Myrlie Evers-Williams held prominent roles in the public and private sector including chair of NAACP's board of directors from 1995 to 1998. A phenomenal woman of great strength and courage, her dedication to civil rights and equality is exemplified by her activism and ability to link ...
Jun 12, 2023 · Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights leader and widow of slain civil rights icon Medgar Evers, center, stands with Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, left, a long-time civil rights activist, and Hazel Dukes, past national president of the NAACP, at The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute of Courage and Justice Gala, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1963 assassination of Medgar Evers, Friday ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Born in 1933, Myrlie Evers-Williams was the wife of murdered civil rights activist Medgar Evers. While fighting to bring his killer to justice, Evers-Williams also continued her husband's work ...
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Myrlie Evers-Williams (born March 17, 1933, Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.) is an African American activist and the wife of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, whose racially motivated murder in 1963 made him a national icon. In 1995–98 Evers-Williams was the first woman to head the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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