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Myrlie Evers-Williams

American civil rights activist · United States · On the map · Activists · Born 1933 · age 93

Myrlie Louise Evers-Williams is an American civil rights activist and journalist who worked for over three decades to seek justice for the 1963 murder of her husband Medgar Evers, another civil rights activist.

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Spingarn Medal1998
Honorary Degree from Spelman College1996

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She also served as chairwoman of the NAACP, and has published several books on topics related to civil rights and her husband's legacy. On January 21, 2013, she delivered the invocation at the second inauguration of Barack Obama.

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United States
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Activists
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Born 1933 · age 93

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