
Person
Myrlie Evers-Williams
Writing · Born 1933-03-17 · 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).
Known for

American Playhouse
Book

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Self
The Heart of Hatred
1991

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Story

Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers
Self

Medgar Evers : An Unsung Hero
Herself
Filmography
- 2025Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar EversSelf
- 2017Monochrome: Black, White & BlueSelf
- 2010Medgar Evers : An Unsung HeroHerself
- 1991The Heart of Hatred
- 1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar EversStory
- 1982American PlayhouseBook
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