Myrlie Evers-Williams continues to promote racial equality and social justice. "This is a powerful way to honor Medgar Evers’ life and legacy," U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican representing ...

Medgar balanced his monumental public role with a dedication to his family like no other,” said Myrlie Evers-Williams, his widow. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest U.S. civilian ...

During the annual Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage, Myrlie Evers-Williams spoke about how Medgar Evers was killed in front of the house where he died. Watch an excerpt of her speech in the ...

Myrlie Evers-Williams, now 86, worked alongside her husband starting in the 1950s and continued to work as a civil rights activist for decades after his death. (She changed her name after remarrying ...

Medgar and Myrlie Evers were powerful voices for the civil rights movement. It was their unwavering determination that encouraged the fight for equality across the country. A veteran of United States ...