Who Was Fannie Lou Hamer?

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Theatre Must Go to the People” : El Teatro

by SAM MAUCERI

Although she has largely been sidelined in our historical memory, Fannie Lou Hamer was a formidable force in the fight for Black voting rights in America. Learn more about her early life, her activism, and her enduring fight for freedom in this article from American Experience from PBS.

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Fannie Lou Hamer speaks at the Democratic National Convention in 1964.

Who Was Fannie Lou Hamer?

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