In 1964, Fannie Lou Hamer stood before the Democratic National Convention (DNC). She delivered one of the most searing indictments of American democracy.

In 1964, Fannie Lou Hamer ... in America?” Hamer had come to challenge an all-white Mississippi delegation that sought to exclude Black voters. However, when the Democratic Party attempted ...

Fannie Lou Hamer, 1917-1977. Civil rights activist, member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, co-founder of Mississippi Freedom Democratic party. Doris Burke, 1965-. American sports ...

Discover the often-overlooked contributions of Black women to the suffrage movement, highlighting their activism and efforts for equal rights.

FANNIE LOU HAMER ... and later became Mississippi field secretary for the Student Non-Vi­olent Coordinating Committee as well as head of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

Their names include Nannie Helen Burroughs, Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer ... Cofounder of the influential Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, some political setbacks led Hamer to focus increasingly ...