Hamer is most notable for her involvement in the voter registration campaign, Freedom Summer in 1964, where college students of all races helped expand voting rights for Black people in Mississippi.

Fannie Lou Hamer, a Mississippi civil rights activist was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 4 alongside 18 others.

Fannie Lou Hamer, 1964. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress. Hosted annually by the Department of Africana Studies at the University of Delaware, the Fannie Lou Hamer Lecture is a signature ...

Following are 5 quick facts about Fannie Lou Hamer: Hamer was born Fannie Lou Townsend on Oct. 6, 1917, in Montgomery County, Mississippi, to sharecropping parents. She was the youngest of 20 ...

But did you ever hear about Fannie Lou Hammer? She wasn't just a civil rights activist. Hammer was a voting and women's rights activist as well as a community organizer.

U.S. Government Denzel Washington, Magic Johnson, Fannie Lou Hamer, among those to receive Medal of Freedom by Associated Press January 5, 2025 ...

Fannie Lou Hamer’s life and legacy come to life in an upcoming production at Kentucky Opera. This Little Light of Mine (with performances Feb. 21 and 23) is a new work that brings Hamer’s ...

What Do Denzel Washington, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Magic Johnson Now All Have in Common? The three icons were recognized recently with a very, well-deserved honor.

Former sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer's Congressional testimony is so powerful that President Johnson calls an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. But his plan backfires.

Hamer, Fannie Lou Description A poster highlighting Fannie Lou Hammer, 1917-1977. Hammer was a community organizer, and voting and women's rights activist. She was a co-founder and vice chair of the ...

Fannie Lou Hamer of Mississippi addresses the delegates in a fight over Alabama's credentials at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 27, 1968.© Bettmann Archive file ...

The 19th annual Fannie Lou Hamer Human and Civil Rights Symposium was held in the university’s Performing Arts Center. Blain, author of “Set the World on Fire: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring ...