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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.
Jun 8, 2023 · At age 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams has dedicated her life to the Civil Rights Movement in America, and along the way, she made the ultimate sacrifice: losing her husband, famed activist Medgar...
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 ...
Dec 2, 2009 · After her husband was shot to death by a white supremacist in 1963, Evers-Williams pushed for the killer’s conviction, finally achieving justice in the 1990s. She was named chairperson of the...
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.
Myrlie Evers-Williams 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 lead the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
About Dr. Myrlie Evers-Williams. Born as Myrlie Louise Beasley on March 17, 1933, in Vicksburg, Miss., Myrlie Evers-Williams was raised by her paternal grandmother, a retired school teacher. ¹,² She was surrounded by a family of educators where she developed a love for learning.³.
Dec 11, 2017 · Myrlie Evers-Williams. Biography. Civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams was born on March 17, 1933 in Vicksburg, Mississippi to Mildred Washington Beasley and James Van Dyke Beasley.
Mar 21, 2023 · Myrlie Louise Evers-Williams turned 90 on Friday, a milestone being celebrated Wednesday at her alma mater, Pomona College, where she recently donated her archives.
Jul 1, 2020 · NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of Medgar Evers who was assassinated in their home state of Mississippi, about the state removing the Confederate insignia...
