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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 the 1963 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]

= Minnijean Brown-Trickey = Minnijean Brown-Trickey (born September 11, 1941) is a political figure who was a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of nine African American teenagers who integrated Little Rock Central High School. The integration followed the Brown v. Board of Education decision which required public schools to be desegregated.

Early Life
Minnijean Brown-Trickey was born to Willie and Imogene Brown in Little Rock, AR. Willie worked as an independent mason and a landscaping contractor while Imogene was a homemaker and a nurses aide. Minnijean was the oldest of four siblings.

Brown-Trickey began her high school career in 1956 at Horace Mann, an all-black school located in Little Rock, AR. She later transferred to Little Rock Central High School in 1957 following the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Minnijean was expelled from Central and finished her high school education in New York at the New Lincoln School in Manhattan.

Little Rock Nine
In September of 1957, with the help of Daisy Bates a prominent civil rights activist in Central Arkansas, Minnijean Brown-Trickey set out to integrate Little Rock Central High School alongside eight other African American students. The students originally attempted to enter the school on September 5, 1957, but were stopped by the Arkansas National Guard called in by Governor Orval Faubus. In response, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent 1,200 U.S. paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division to assist the Little Rock Nine in entering the school. On September 25, 1957, Brown-Trickey along with the other nine students desegregated Little Rock Central High School.

Despite the troops being stationed at the high school throughout the '57-'58 school year, the nine students were physically and verbally harassed by their classmates. Brown-Trickey was the first suspended out of the Little Rock Nine and she was the only one to be expelled. Her suspension was the result of an incident which took place on December 17, 1957. While walking through the crowded cafeteria during lunch, Brown-Trickey was harassed and ended up dropping her lunch tray and spilling chili on two male students. She was suspended from school for six days. Following her suspension, Minnijean came back to school and a white student spilled soup on her. He was only suspended for two days. Later, in February, a group of girls threw a purse filled with combination locks at Minnijean. She responded by calling the girls "white trash" and was immediately expelled. After her expulsion, students at Central passed a note around which stated, "One down, eight to go."

Following the incident, Brown-Trickey moved to New York and lived with Drs. Kenneth B. and Mamie Clark. The Clark's were African American psychologists who helped with the argument presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the Brown v. Board of Education case.

Brown-Trickey attended the New Lincoln School in Manhattan for 11th and 12th grade.

Life After High School
Minnijean Brown-Trickey attended Southern Illinois University where she majored in journalism. She lived in Canada for a number of years in the 1980s and 1990s, where she studied social work at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, and later completing a Master of Social Work degree at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. Eventually, Brown-Trickey moved back to America and worked for the Clinton Administration in 1999 through 2001 as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Workforce Diversity at the Department of the Interior.

Today, Minnijean continues to speak out for minority rights as well as for the environment. She has spoken in 49 states as well as several countries including Canada, England, and South Africa. The speaking event that Brown-Trickey values the most was speaking at an award ceremony for Malala Yousafzai.

Awards and Recognition's
Brown-Trickey has been the recipient of many awards including a Lifetime Achievement Tribute by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, the International Wolf Award, the Spingarn Medal, and an award from the W.E.B. DuBois Institute. Under the Clinton administration, Brown-Trickey received the Congressional Gold Medal in 1999 alongside the other members of the Little Rock Nine.

Personal Life
In 1967, Minnijean Brown married Roy Trickey. The couple had six children before divorcing in the 1980s. One of her daughters, Spirit Trickey, worked for the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site in Little Rock, AR for 10 years. Growing up, Spirit and her siblings knew very little about their mother's involvement with civil rights. Minnijean didn't enjoy speaking about her time at Central, and it took 30 years for her to discuss the issue with her children. While Spirit no longer works for the Historic Site, she is still involved with the Little Rock Nine and their history. This includes coordinating her mother's speaking events and helping her write a memoir.

= Notes: NOT to be published in article =

Stuff that I wrote but I cut and may want to reincorporate
Later in life after moving to Canada, she completed a bachelors and masters degree in social work. She has received the Congressional Gold Medal, the Wolf Award, the Spingarn Medal, and many other citations and awards.

Sources I'm no longer using from the original article
"Minnijean Brown Trickey". Honorees. National Women's History Project. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-19.-can't find this source

Huckaby, Elizabeth. Crisis at Central High: Little Rock 1957-58: Louisiana State University Press, 1980, p. 103.-found better sources for this information

"Access Today", Department of the Interior to Convene: Disability Rights Summit Meeting, Spring 2000.-can't find

"History Lessons", Arkansas Times, archived from the original on 2015-12-26.-can't find