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Myrlie Evers-Williams
Sign in to saveAlso known as Myrlie B. Evers-Williams, Myrlie Louise Evers-Williams
American civil rights activist
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- For us, the living
- Watch me fly
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Film & TV
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).
Known for
- Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers — Self2025
- Monochrome: Black, White & Blue — Self2017
- Medgar Evers : An Unsung Hero — Herself2010
- The Heart of Hatred1991
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1932-02-08
2008 universal fire victimacademy award winneramericanamerican composercinematic classicalclassical
Discography
- The John Towner Touch1957
- World on a String1957
- Rhythm in Motion1961
- How to Steal a Million1966
- Williams: Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble / Penderecki: Pittsburgh Overture / Mayuzumi: Music with Sculpture1970
- Music for Cello and Piano1974
- Jaws: Original Motion Picture Score1975
- Music From John Williams' Classic Film Scores: Close Encounters of the Third Kind / Star Wars1978
- Pops in Space1980
- Pops on the March1980
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Vicksburg
- Spouse
- Medgar Evers
- Occupation
- civil servant
- Educated at
- Alcorn State University
- Employer
- ARCO
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- activism
- Image
- Myrlie Evers-Williams.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Myrlie Evers-Williams
- date of birth
- 1933-03-17
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- member of
- NAACP
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