Myrlie Evers-Williams

Writing

Born: 1933-03-17
From: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

Myrlie Louise Evers-WilliamsMyrlie Louise BeasleyMyrlie Louise EversMyrlie Evers

Biography

Myrlie Evers-Williams is best known as an American civil rights activist, author and journalist. She was married to Medgar Evers, a civil rights activist murdered in 1963. Evers-Williams served as chairwoman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

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Awards & Nominations2 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Spingarn Medal

1998
🏆 Won

honorary degree from Spelman College

1996