Myrlie Evers-Williams
American civil rights activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. 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.
Quick Facts Chair of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Preceded by ...
Myrlie Evers-Williams | |
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Chair of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | |
In office 1995–1998 | |
Preceded by | William Gibson |
Succeeded by | Julian Bond |
Personal details | |
Born | Myrlie Louise Beasley (1933-03-17) March 17, 1933 (age 91) Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
Spouse(s) |
Walter Williams
(m. 1976; died 1995) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Alcorn State University Pomona College (BA) |
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