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District Attorney Williams Reflects on the Life and Legacy of Sybil Gayle Haydel Morial

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 4, 2024

District Attorney Williams Reflects on the Life and Legacy of Sybil Gayle Haydel Morial

Rest in Power, civil rights champion Sybil Gayle Haydel Morial.

Ms. Sybil spent decades fighting for justice, breaking down barriers, being a leader, supporting other leaders, and raising new champions for justice. She not only waged this fight for equal justice in the face of Jim Crow, but also in the face of institutionalized sexism. It is incomprehensible how she was able to maintain such fortitude at a time when the voices of women were largely ignored. Yet she persevered, impacting generations to come. She weathered all kinds of literal and figurative hurricanes with grace and brilliance.

We have lost a giant.

Thank you to her children and her family for sharing her with all of us.

– District Attorney Jason Rogers Williams

OPDA Communications

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