Myrlie Evers-Williams

Known for: Writing

Born: March 16, 1933 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

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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