On Aug. 22, 1964, 47-year-old Fannie Lou Hamer sat before the Credentials Committee ... this daughter of Mississippi sharecroppers and civil rights icon used her voice to lay bare the injustice ...

And I started painting people who, originally, they were sort of 19th century icons. You know ... And the first name he mentioned was Fannie Lou Hamer. - Tell everyone why Fannie Lou Hamer ...

The bill to replace two confederate figures representing the state at the U.S. Capitol with civil rights figures will likely ...

Actor-activist Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has graced the silver and small screens on a number of iconic period projects, from The Color Purple to Origin, and most recently Nickel Boys, the Oscar ...

Most people know her as a civil rights icon in New York State ... author of the books “How to Build a Democracy: From Fannie Lou Hamer and Barbara Jordan to Stacey Abrams” and “Black ...

Discover late music icon Roberta Flack’s rise to stardom and triumphs ... This documentary examines the life of civil rights legend Fannie Lou Hamer, offering first-hand accounts by those who knew her ...

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 stood before the Democratic National Convention (DNC). She delivered one of the most searing indictments of American democracy. “Is this America, the land of the free ...