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Evers' daughter, Reena Evers-Everette, talked to Buttigieg about growing up in the modest one-story home that Buttigieg tours Mississippi civil rights site and says transportation is key to equity ...
Evers-Williams in 2000. Myrlie Evers-Williams continued to explore ways to serve her community and to work with the NAACP. Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley appointed her to the Board of Public Works as a commissioner in 1987. [2] Evers-Williams was the first black woman to serve as a commissioner on the board, a position she held for 8 years.
Medgar Wiley Evers (/ ˈ m ɛ d ɡ ər /; July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963) was an American civil rights activist and soldier who was the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi.
Evers was the first NAACP field secretary in the state. De La Beckwith had positioned himself across the street from Evers's home. Using a rifle, he shot Evers in the back. [5] Evers died an hour later, aged 37. Myrlie Evers, his wife, and his three children, James, Reena, and Darrell Evers, were home at the time of the assassination.
Nicole Evers-Everette was found after having gone missing on Sept. 22. ... I am eternally grateful and overwhelmed by the love and support shown during this difficult time,” said Reena Evers ...
The granddaughter of Medgar and Myrlie Evers, Nicole Evers-Everette, was reported missing in Georgia. She was found Friday morning. Nicole Evers-Everette, granddaughter of civil rights leaders ...
Upon their arrival, John and Rena attend a tournament where men dressed as knights participate in a jousting competition. There Rena meets George Tryon, who wins the tournament, invites Rena to the ball, and falls in love with her. Rena agrees to marry George, but is anxious that he will discover her African American heritage.
At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar Evers, and as she reflects on his work — and her own ...