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Fannie Lou Hamer. Fannie Lou Hamer sitting on her porch, circa 1960s, Will D. Campbell Papers, USM. October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977. Raised in Sunflower County, Mississippi. It was the power of Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer’s singing that first brought her to the attention of SNCC. In August of 1962, eighteen local people from Sunflower County ...
Daughter of sharecroppers. Hamer, born Fannie Lou Townsend on October 6, 1917, in Montgomery County, Mississippi, was the youngest of twenty children. Her parents, Ella and James Lee Townsend, were sharecroppers, which meant that at harvest time, they turned their crops over to the landowner and were paid a small amount for their share.
27 de oct. de 2021 · Fannie Lou Hamer in Ruleville, Miss., in 1969. Al Clayton/Getty Images. Their community garden yielded crops that served more than 1,600 families in the Mississippi Delta, as well as other parts ...
Fannie Lou Hamer, a Mississippi sharecropper, changed a nation’s perspective on democracy. Hamer became involved in the civil rights movement when she volunteered to attempt to register to vote in 1962. By then, 45 years old and a mother, Hamer lost her job and continually risked her life because of her civil rights activism.
Fannie Lou Hamer falleció el 14 de marzo de 1977, dejando un legado duradero como una de las voces más influyentes en la lucha por los derechos civiles de los afroamericanos. Su valentía, determinación y dedicación a la igualdad continúan inspirando a generaciones de activistas y defensores de la justicia social.
Activista de los derechos civiles y de la mujer, cofundadora del Partido Demócrata de la Libertad y del Grupo Político Nacional de Mujeres. Nació como Fannie Lou Townsend en el condado de Montgomery, Mississippi, siendo la menor de 20 hijos de aparceros. Cuando tenía dos años, la familia se trasladó a una plantación en el condado de ...
Fannie Lou Hamer, född Townsend 6 oktober 1917 i Montgomery County, Mississippi, död 14 mars 1977 i Mound Bayou, Mississippi, var en amerikansk medborgarrättsaktivist. Hon var en av de viktigaste och kraftfullaste förespråkarna för rösträtt och för medborgarrättsrörelsen och en ledare i arbetet för större ekonomiska möjligheter för afroamerikaner.
