Marilyn Mays Hamer is Fannie Lou Hamer’s niece. She said, “We always think about Aunt Fannie, but noting that 60 years have passed since the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenged the ...

Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist from Ruleville, Mississippi, has been posthumously honored for her significant contributions to the civil rights movement."And the day that Ms. Hamer decided ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. ... Colom said he visited Hamer at her modest home in Ruleville before she died of cancer at 59 in 1977.

The testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer to the credentials committee in Atlantic City, New Jersey, ... Colom said he visited Hamer at her modest home in Ruleville before she died of cancer at 59 in 1977.

Fannie Lou Hamer, a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, ... Colom said he visited Hamer at her modest home in Ruleville before she died of cancer at 59 in 1977.

Hamer died of breast cancer in 1977. She was 59. ... “There's a lot of pressure portraying powerful figures like Fannie Lou Hamer, so I take this very seriously,” Nansteel said.

Numerous civil rights activists in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum's central gallery, including Fannie Lou Hamer, highlight the "This Little Light of Mine" exhibit on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 ...

FILE - Fannie Lou Hamer testifies before the credentials committee of the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Aug. 22, 1964, as her racially integrated group challenged ...

Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her ‘Is this America?’ speech 60 ... Colom said he visited Hamer at her modest home in Ruleville before she died of cancer at 59 in 1977.

The testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer to the credentials committee in Atlantic City, ... Colom said he visited Hamer at her modest home in Ruleville before she died of cancer at 59 in 1977.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats' presidential nomination Thursday, exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nation with a televised… ...