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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.
Learn about the life and legacy of Myrlie Evers-Williams, a prominent civil rights activist and the widow of Medgar Evers. She served as chair of NAACP's board of directors, established the Medgar Evers Institute, and received many honors and awards.
2. Dez. 2009 · Learn about the life and achievements of Myrlie Evers-Williams, who fought for justice after her husband Medgar Evers was killed by a white supremacist in 1963. She became the first African-American woman to lead the NAACP and wrote an autobiography about her journey.
12. Juni 2023 · It’s been 60 years since a white supremacist hid in the darkness of night and assassinated Evers outside the family’s Jackson home, shooting the Mississippi NAACP leader hours after then-President John F. Kennedy gave a televised speech advocating civil rights legislation.
26. Apr. 2024 · 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).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
11. Dez. 2017 · Learn about the life and achievements of Myrlie Evers-Williams, a civil rights activist and the widow of Medgar Evers. She was the first African American woman to chair the NAACP and the first to deliver the invocation at a presidential inauguration.
2. Apr. 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of Medgar Evers and the first woman to chair the NAACP. Find out how she fought for justice, wrote books, and became a civil rights leader.
