On this day in 1933, Myrlie Beasley Evers was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today March 17, 2023 MARCH 17, 1933 Myrlie Evers-Williams Today is the 90th birthday of Myrlie Beasley Evers. Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, she had visions of being a concert pianist, but Jim Crow conspired against her and she wound up attending what is now Alcorn State University, which offered a minor in music. On her first day on campus, she met Medgar Evers. The two married.
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