Myrlie Evers-Williams
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. She also served as chairwoman of the NAACP, and published several books on topics related to civil rights and her husband's legacy. On January 21, 2013, she delivered the invocation at the second inauguration of Barack Obama.
Myrlie Evers-Williams | |
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Evers-Williams delivering remarks during the christening ceremony for US Navy ship Medgar Evers, 2011. | |
| Born | Myrlie Louise Beasley March 17, 1933 Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | Alcorn State University Pomona College (BA) |
| Occupation | Activist |
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| Children | 3 |
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