 She spent most of her time in prison near the men's death row and was able to talk to some of the death row inmates through the vents.Winonah Beamer was among 436 black and white activists who eventually and successfully broke the system.She said, "Our feeling at the time was, 'We're going to keep coming and we're going to flood your jails, cram your dockets and break you financially,' "

David Myers and Winonah Beamer married in 1962.