Talk:Myrlie Evers-Williams

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Myrlie Evers-Arias
Whilst the name of this article is correct, for some time the first line was ...Myrlie Evers-Arias.... The only Google search result was 4 hits, all being either Wikipedia or mirror sites ... I have changed it back. David Humphreys 00:39, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Biography assessment rating comment
The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- KenWalker | Talk 02:49, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Courageous woman, interesting life, very well-written. Blizzardbaby (talk) 01:28, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

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Copy Edits
Hello All, I have a few copy edits for the article. A majority of the proposed changes are just restructuring sentences. I will include my proposed edits below:

"Myrlie Louise Evers–Williams (née Beasley; born March 17, 1933) is an American civil rights activist of the Civil Rights Movement and journalist who worked for over three decades to seek justice for the murder of her civil rights activist husband Medgar Evers in 1963."

Edit: Myrlie Louise Evers–Williams (née Beasley; born March 17, 1933) is an American civil rights activist and a journalist who worked for over three decades to seek justice for the1963 murder of her husband Medgar Evers another civil rights activist.

"She was also chairwoman of the NAACP, and published several books on topics related to civil rights and her husband’s legacy."

Edit: She also served as chairwoman of the NAACP, and published several books on topics related to civil rights and her husband’s legacy.

"Evers was born Myrlie Louise Beasley on March 17, 1933, in her maternal grandmother’s home in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the daughter of James Van Dyke Beasley, a delivery man, and Mildred Washington Beasley, who was 16 years old.[1]"

Edit: Evers-Williams was born Myrlie Louise Beasley on March 17, 1933, at her maternal grandmother’s home in Vicksburg, Mississippi. She was the daughter of James Van Dyke Beasley, a delivery man, and Mildred Washington Beasley, who was 16 years old.[1]

"Since her maternal grandmother worked all day in service, leaving her no time to raise a child, Myrlie was raised by her paternal grandmother, Annie McCain Beasley, and an aunt, Myrlie Beasley Polk. Both women were respected school teachers and they inspired her to follow in their footsteps.[2]"

Edit: Since her maternal grandmother worked all day in service with no time to raise a child, Myrlie was raised by her paternal grandmother, Annie McCain Beasley, and an aunt, Myrlie Beasley Polk. Both women were respected school teachers and they inspired her to follow in their footsteps.[2]

"Myrlie graduated from Magnolia High School (Bowman High School) in Vicksburg in 1950."

Edit: Myrlie graduated from Magnolia High School (Bowman High School) in 1950.

"An incident on her first day on campus altered her plans; Myrlie met and fell in love with Medgar Evers, a World War II veteran eight years her senior.[2] The couple married on Christmas Eve of 1951.[2]" Edit: On her first day of school Myrlie met and fell in love with Medgar Evers, a World War II veteran eight years her senior.[2] The meeting changed her college plans and she later married Evers on Christmas Eve of 1951.[2]

"She assisted him as he strove to end the practice of racial segregation in schools and other public facilities and campaigned for voting rights as many African Americans were denied this right in the South.[1]"

Edit: She assisted him as he struggled to end the practice of racial segregation in schools and other public facilities, and as he campaigned for voting rights many African Americans were denied in the South.[1]

I put the direct quotations from the article in quotation marks and indicated my proposed edits underneath each quotation. Please let me know if there are any problems.

ZoeLynn11 (talk) 15:25, 6 March 2019 (UTC)