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The Myrlie Evers-Williams ’68 Collection will preserve her story and inspire generations of future activists, community leaders, historians and informed citizens, young and old. The collection has been sorted and work is underway to organize the thousands of writings, photographs and objects that tell Evers-Williams’ story and make them accessible to researchers and the public over time ...
23. Mai 2018 · Myrlie Evers-Williams's name may forever evoke the legacy of her first husband, slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, but Myrlie Evers-Williams (born 1933) has never rested quietly on his laurels. Instead, the first woman elected Board of Directors Chair of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has spent a lifetime carving out a formidable civil rights legacy ...
12. Juni 2023 · Associated Press. Jun 12, 2023. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar ...
Myrlie Evers Williams dedicated her life to civil rights activism. She was the first woman to lead the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in the 1990s. Williams was born on March 17, 1933, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. She was raised in a family that valued education and Christianity. Growing up, she attended Mount Heroden ...
12. Juni 2023 · Jackson, Miss. — At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar Evers, and as she reflects on his ...
13. Sept. 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. It was also during this time that she met Medgar Evers, a World War II ...
6. Feb. 2024 · Myrlie Evers-Williams was then just Myrlie Evers. She was in the White House with her children, still a grieving widow, and the president gave her a copy of that bill. And he promised her that he ...
