Myrlie
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Myrlie is a civil rights activist and author best known as the widow of Medgar Evers and a former chair of the NAACP.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Myrlie canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NAACP chairperson
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author ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | NAACP Spingarn Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Myrlie Louise Beasley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | NAACP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Evers-Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights
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racial equality ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Myrlie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
civil rights organizer
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community leader ⓘ public speaker ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| name | Myrlie Evers-Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy against racial discrimination
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advocacy for voting rights ⓘ leadership in the NAACP ⓘ preserving the legacy of Medgar Evers ⓘ widow of Medgar Evers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
For Us, the Living
NERFINISHED
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Watch Me Fly: What I Learned on the Way to Becoming the Woman I Was Meant to Be NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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civil rights activist ⓘ educator ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chair of the NAACP ⓘ |
| relative | Medgar Evers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Medgar Evers
NERFINISHED
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Walter Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | civil rights history ⓘ |
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