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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.
It's been 60 years since civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered outside his Mississippi home. His widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, is 90 years old.
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...
Longing for justice in her first husband's death, Dr. Evers-Williams successfully fought for a third trial and subsequent conviction of his assassin in 1994. 2,3 After being elected the first female chair of the 64-member Board of Directors of the NAACP in 1995, Dr. Evers-Williams worked tirelessly to improve the organization's image and retire ...
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.
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.
On June 12, 1963, Medgar Evers, a pioneering civil rights activist, was killed by a white supremacist outside his home in Jackson, Mississippi. His murder thrust his wife, Myrlie Evers,...
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.
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.
Born on March 17 th, 1933 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Dr. Myrlie Evers-Williams is a civil rights activist and journalist known for her ongoing community activism, and a resilient pursuit of justice following the murder of her late husband, Medgar Evers. Dr. Evers-Williams was born Myrlie Louise Beasley, the first child to her young mother and ...