Myrlie Evers-Williams

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

Series · 1982

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Film · 1983

Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers

Film · 2025

Medgar Evers : An Unsung Hero

Film · 2010

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

Series · 2017

Filmography

• 2025 Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers · Self
• 2017 Monochrome: Black, White & Blue · Self
• 2010 Medgar Evers : An Unsung Hero · Self
• 1991 The Heart of Hatred
• 1983 For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers · Story
• 1982 American Playhouse · Novel