Myrlie Evers-Williams

Born: 1933-03-17

Birthplace: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

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).