Fannie Lou Hamer fought for Civil Rights, and famously questioned Democrats for their commitment; 60 years later, her presence is felt at DNC. advertisement.

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Civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was born 100 years ago on Oct. 6, 1917. Hamer became famous for saying she was “sick and tired of being sick and tired” of racism. Below is her obituary from ...

Fannie Lou Hamer fought for Civil Rights, and famously questioned Democrats for their commitment; 60 years later, her presence is felt at DNC. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest ...

The Delta was also home to Fannie Lou Hamer, the youngest of 20 children of cotton plantation sharecroppers from black-majority Sunflower County. From age six on, Hamer picked tons of cotton, dawn to ...

Fannie Lou Hamer is an icon in civil rights history, known to be a powerful speaker and change maker. Hamer helped organize Freedom Summer, an effort to get African Americans registered to vote. And ...

Fannie Lou Hamer didn't need a good education to know that access to the ballot would mean more power. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

This is addressing Fannie Lou Hamer, who said she's sick and tired of being sick and tired. Well, we are sick and tired of being sick and tired of people coming after our freedom, coming after our ...

Kamala Harris is set to address the convention exactly 60 years after the civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer delivered her powerful convention speech about voting rights and representation.

It’s her memories of Fannie Lou the mother, and not necessarily as the activist that she writes about in her book “Mama Fannie: Growing Up the Daughter of Civil Rights Icon Fannie Lou Hamer.” ...

In an exclusive interview with theGrio, Fannie Lou Hamer's daughter celebrates her mother on the 42nd anniversary of the civil rights activist's death.