Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers-Williams By Mariam Dahab Jul 2, 1925 Medgar was born Mar 17, 1933 Myrlie Louise Beasley was born on March 17, 1933 Jan 1, 1943 Evers was drafted into the U.S. Army Aug 1, 1948 Evers enrolled at Alcorn College Dec 10, 1951 Medgar and Myrlie got married Feb 1, 1954 Medgar was rejected in the University of Mississippi Law School Jun 12, 1963 Medgar was killed Dec 10, 1976 Myrlie married Walter Williams Oct 12, 1987 Myrlie was appointed to the Board of Public Works as a commissioner Dec 10, 2009 Myrle received the National Freedom Award from the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis , Tennessee Myrle received the National Freedom Award from the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis , Tennessee Jan 21, 2013 Myrlie delivered the invocation at the second inauguration of Barack Obama She was the first woman and the first layperson to deliver the invocation at a presidential inauguration.
