Learn about Fannie Lou Hamer, a voting rights activist whose vision for an inclusive political future laid the groundwork for the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Skip to main content.

Fannie Lou Hamer. Author Caitlin Cass talked about Fannie Lou Hamer's contributions to civil rights. ... Explain the testimony Fannie Lou Hamer gave when she went to register to vote.

Almost 60 years ago, Fannie Lou Hamer took the podium at the Democratic National Convention and made a speech that challenged the party for its failure to support Black Americans' right to vote ...

It was some 20 years ago when Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye got tired of people telling her they didn’t know who civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was. She decided to do something about it.

Fannie Lou Hamer was a force to be reckoned with. Enduring intractable racism, police beatings, and even forced sterilization, she never stopped working for equal voting rights for all.

ESSENCE celebrates the legacy of civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer– who passed away on this day in 1977– and her lasting impact on democracy in America.

Fannie Lou Hamer's fight for voting rights in 1964 remains relevant today as states continue to enact voter suppression tactics. While Black political representation has increased, many elected ...

The testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer to the DNC credentials committee in Atlantic City, New Jersey 60 years ago was vivid and blunt. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting ...

Fannie Lou Hamer speaks to Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party sympathizers outside the Capitol in Washington, in this Sept. 17, 1965 file photo. Hamer and others used Christmas carols to ...

Fannie Lou Hamer’s reproductive rights were violated by White doctors who stole her opportunity to ever give birth, driving the relentless activist to fight tirelessly for civil and voting ...