Legislature recognizes widow of famed NAACP activist Medgar Evers for her many contributions to the fight for equality, in celebration of Black History Month SACRAMENTO – In recognition of Black History Month, Senator Roderick D. Wright (D-Inglewood) today honored a great heroine of the Civil Rights movement – Myrlie Evers – at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. Evers was recognized in both Houses of the Legislature and also met with California Governor Jerry Brown.
