Myrlie Evers Williams

For America, Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the death of the civil rights leader Medgar Evers, but for his widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, the old wounds are still fresh. This week ...

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Much has changed since Myrlie Evers-Williams joined the NAACP more than 60 years ago. But the civil rights leader on Friday said the organization remains indispensable, especially considering a string ...

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JACKSON, Miss. — At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar Evers, as she reflects on his work to push ...

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NAACP chair Myrlie Evers-Williams will deliver the MLK convocation keynote speech on January 29 Civil rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams, whose activist husband was gunned down by a white supremacist ...

In a new biography, the MSNBC host offers an intimate look at Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers-Williams, both civil rights leaders in their own right. By Wilson Wong Joy-Ann Reid didn’t set out to ...

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Yahoo: Myrlie Evers-Williams Continues Civil Rights Work of Her Late Husband Medgar Evers

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of the late civil rights leader Medgar Evers, is continuing the history-changing legacy of her ...

Myrlie Evers-Williams Continues Civil Rights Work of Her Late Husband Medgar Evers

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams donates full archive to Pomona College

Highlights from civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams’ collection will be on display at Claremont College’s Honnold Library after she donated her entire archive to her alma mater. The exhibit, ...