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12 de jun. de 2023 · Myrlie Evers opens up about marriage to civil rights icon Medgar Evers 12:29. ... Her second husband, Walter Williams, encouraged her in 1995 to run for chairperson of the NAACP.
On June 12, 1963, a gunman shot and killed Medgar Evers outside the family home. The tragedy thrust Myrlie into the national spotlight as the grieving widow. Though her husband’s life was over, her work had just begun. She immediately began speaking and writing about Medgar’s murder, to generate awareness and strengthen his legacy.
About Dr. Myrlie Evers-Williams. 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. In 1950, she attended Alcorn A&M ...
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 […]
Myrlie Evers-Williams (born March 17, 1933) is an African-American civil rights activist and journalist. She worked for over three decades to seek justice for the 1963 murder of her husband, Medgar Evers, a leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
8 de jun. de 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 Evers ...
21 de mar. de 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. In June, the Medgar & Myrlie ...
