Myrlie Evers-Williams
| Myrlie Evers-Williams | |
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 Myrlie Evers-Williams (2011) | |
| Personlig information | |
| Født | Myrlie Louise Beasley 17. marts 1933 (90 år) Vicksburg, Mississippi USA |
| Ægtefæller | Medgar Evers 1951–1963 (hans død) Walter Williams 1975–1995 (hans død) |
| Uddannelse og virke | |
| Uddannelsessted | Alcorn A&M College Pomona College |
Myrlie Evers-Williams (født 17. marts 1933) er en amerikansk borgerrettighedsaktivist og journalist, der arbejdede i over tre årtier for at få retfærdighed for mordet på hendes mand Medgar Evers i 1963. Hun var også formand for NAACP, og har udgivet flere bøger om emner relateret til borgerrettigheder og hendes mands arv. Den 21. januar 2013 leverede hun påkaldelsen ved anden indvielse af Barack Obama.
Historien om mordet er blev indspillet som filmen Ghosts of Mississippi
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SAN DIEGO (Nov. 12, 2011) Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, delivers remarks during the christening ceremony for the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. Medgar Evers is the 13th of the 14 planned Lewis and Clarke-class ships that provide food, fuel, cargo and other services to ships throughout the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher S. Johnson/Released)
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 12, 2011) Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, delivers remarks during the christening ceremony for the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. Medgar Evers is the 13th of the 14 planned Lewis and Clarke-class ships that provide food, fuel, cargo and other services to ships throughout the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher S. Johnson/Released)