Fannie lou hamer

Week in History: Fannie Lou Hamer is born, FBI wiretaps MLK, and author Toni Morrison wins the Nobel Prize

Hamer’s bold message to “get up and try to do something” was one that all Americans committed to change needed to hear in 1964.

The second annual Women's March is happening in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 21, and many other cities throughout the country are hosting sister marches too. The Women's March 2018 commemorates 365 days of resistance, and as the past year of…

Fannie Lou Hamer (October 6, 1917—March 14, 1977) was a civil rights activist. She fought to expand voting rights for African Americans. Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi, during a time of segregation. African Americans in the…

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Dr. Monica M. White shares an excerpt from her new book, Freedom Farmers, with the work of Fannie Lou Hamer leading the charge as an example of social justice through agriculture.

Check out this thought provoking quote from Fannie Lou Hamer!