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28 de mar. de 2023 · In 1963, Myrlie Evers-Williams' husband, civil rights icon Medgar Evers, was assassinated in Mississippi. Since his death, Williams has undertaken a courageo...
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2 de abr. de 2014 · Author and activist Myrlie Evers-Williams was the wife of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers, and served as chair of the NAACP 1995–1998. By Biography.com Editors Updated: Oct 19, 2022 (1933-)
1 de jul. de 2020 · Evers spent his life fighting for racial justice, and so has his widow, Myrlie Evers Williams, who went on to chair the NAACP. And now the state where they grew up, Mississippi, will change the ...
Known primarily as the widow of the civil rights leader Medgar Evers, Myrlie Evers-Williams has proven to be an influential African American civil rights activist in her own right. Myrlie Louise Beasley was born in Vicksburg on 17 March 1933. Her parents were Mildred Washington Beasley and James Van Dyke Beasley, but she was raised […]
11 de jun. de 2023 · Myrlie Evers-Williams and Al Sharpton, speaking at gala honoring Medgar Evers 60 years after his assassination, urged people not to forget the sacrifices.
13 de jun. de 2023 · Evers-Williams—who was born Myrlie Louise Beasley in Vicksburg, Miss., in 1933—became his secretary and worked alongside him as he organized voter-registration drives and boycotts, as well as civil-rights demonstrations in support of racial equality. For more than a decade despite continual threats of violence, the couple worked to end ...
13 de set. de 2021 · Evers-Williams was born Myrlie Louise Beasley, the first child to her young mother and father. After graduating from Magnolia High School in 1950, she enrolled at Alcorn A&M College, now Alcorn State University, in Lorman, Mississippi, where she majored in education and became a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
