FANNIE LOU HAMERFannie Lou Hamer (October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977) was an American voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and leader of the civil rights movement. She was the… | William R. G. | 33 comments
FANNIE LOU HAMERFannie Lou Hamer (October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977) was an American voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and leader of the civil rights movement. She was the… | William R. G. | 33 comments
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Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer's testimony before Congress was so powerful that Lyndon Johnson called an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. His plan backfired. | American Experience | PBS
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Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer's testimony before Congress was so powerful that Lyndon Johnson called an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. His plan backfired. | American Experience | PBS
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On this day in 1977, Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights and voting activist, passed away. After experiencing extreme threats and violence in 1962, simply for trying to register to vote, she became a vocal activist and a leader in the Civil Rights movement. #BecauseOfHerStory Fannie Lou Hamer was known for using her gift of song to soothe and inspire her fellow activists. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has her music here: https://s.si.edu/2VikchA | Smithsonian Channel
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Fifty-six years ago this week, Fannie Lou Hamer participated in a sit-in at the segregated Winona, Miss., bus terminal. After her arrest, Hamer was beaten to near-death at the county jail, never fully recovering from the attack. Watch the full story: https://comca.st/2K975hn | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement
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In the summer of 1963, Fannie Lou Hamer, a sharecropper from Mississippi, took a bold step that was fraught with danger—she attempted to register to vote. At that time, in the Deep South, this was not just a civic duty but an act of defiance against entrenched racial segregation and oppression. Hamer was traveling back from a voter registration workshop when she was arrested and jailed by the local police. Inside the jail, she was subjected to a horrific beating orchestrated by officers and carr
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On this day in 1977, Fannie Lou Hamer passed away at the age of 59. The activist, organizer, and leader is remembered for her work in the civil and voting rights movements. You can learn more about Hamer in this clip from She the People: Votes for Women. https://bit.ly/31Mo3bR #WomenDoingTheWork | Smithsonian Channel
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When former sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer first learned that Black people were finally allowed to vote, she knew exactly how she wanted to spend her life — fighting for every Black American's right to have a voice. Watch season 2 of #SeeHer Story, where we've partnered with Katie Couric and SeeHer to celebrate female trailblazers like Hamer. | People
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Remembering Fannie Lou Hamer: On the 42nd anniversary of her death, see how this powerful women’s rights activist inspires a whole new generation
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In 1964, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party sent delegates to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to challenge the dominance of the all-white Mississippi Democratic Party. When Fannie Lou Hamer spoke before the DNC Credentials Committee on August 22nd, her testimony was so powerful that President Johnson called an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. But his plan backfired and her story would be broadcast that night on televisions across America. | American Experience |
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Fannie Lou Hamer was jailed, beaten, and forcibly sterilized, but still rose to become one of the most powerful voices in the civil rights movement. From voter suppression to political activism, here's the story they don't teach in schools. #civilrights #fannielouhamer #suffrage #historytok #voting
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