Myrlie Evers-Williams

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Myrlie Louise Williams (Beasley)

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Birthplace: Vicksburg, Warren County, MS, United States
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Daughter of James Van Dyke Beasley and Mildred Beasley
Widow of Walter Williams and Medgar Evers
Mother of Darrell K Evers; James V Evers and Reena D Evers

Managed by: Alex Bickle
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About Myrlie Evers-Williams

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.

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Myrlie Evers-Williams's Timeline

1933
March 17, 1933
Vicksburg, Warren County, MS, United States
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