{"id":27776,"date":"2013-05-13T08:42:18","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T13:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=27776"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:28:22","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:28:22","slug":"clarion-ledger-blog-myrlie-evers-receives-humanitarian-award-from-ole-miss-nearly-60-years-after-law-school-turned-her-husband-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/clarion-ledger-blog-myrlie-evers-receives-humanitarian-award-from-ole-miss-nearly-60-years-after-law-school-turned-her-husband-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarion-Ledger Blog: \t Myrlie Evers receives Humanitarian Award from Ole Miss \u2014 nearly 60 years after law school turned her husband away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Myrlie Evers-Williams today (May 11) became the first person in a decade honored with a Humanitarian Award by the University of Mississippi \u2014 the same institution that turned away her late husband from entering law school.<\/p>\n<p>The widow of slain Mississippi NAACP leader Medgar Evers was surprised with the award after delivering the university\u2019s 160th commencement address this morning to Ole Miss graduates.<\/p>\n<p>The award has only been bestowed twice before. In 2001, Ole Miss honored Jim and Sally Barksdale. Two years later, William and Elise Winter also received the award.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.clarionledger.com\/jmitchell\/2013\/05\/11\/myrlie-evers-receives-humanitarian-award-from-ole-miss-nearly-60-years-after-law-school-turned-husband-away\/\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myrlie Evers-Williams today (May 11) became the first person in a decade honored with a Humanitarian Award by the University of Mississippi \u2014 the same institution that turned away her late husband from entering law school. 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