It’s her memories of Fannie Lou the mother, and not necessarily as the activist that she writes about in her book “Mama Fannie: Growing Up the Daughter of Civil Rights Icon Fannie Lou Hamer.” ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - During the Democratic National Convention a couple of months ago, you heard the name of Mississippi Civil Rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer invoked many times. It’s a ...

American Civil Rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer will be honored with a statue on Oct. 10 in Atlantic City.. Hamer rose to fame by leading the Mississippi Freedom Party into the 1964 Democratic ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marlee Bunch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (THE CONVERSATION) It ...

Sisters in the fight…Reena Evers Everette, daughter of Medgar and Myrlie Evers, poses in front of a life-size statue honoring civil rights icon, Fannie Lou Hamer, with her two daughters, Vergie ...

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 ...

His vehicle is “Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer,” a 2021 stage musical by playwright Cheryl L. West. The one-woman production with live music stars Robin McGee as Hamer ...

“Sometimes the past can seem far away. Hearing the daughter of an icon like Fannie Lou Hamer can remind us of how recent the struggle for civil rights was, and how we’re still fighting some of the ...

Although Fannie Lou Hamer has been gone from this earth 46 years, ... fellow fighters, even a child, revealing the icon’s unshakeable faith that would make Job envious.

The late Fannie Lou Hamer, a fearless civil rights advocate, is being posthumously recognized for her pivotal role in America’s struggle for racial equality.As a founder of the Mississippi ...

Fanny Lou Hamer speaks out against Mississippi’s racist voting laws on Aug. 8, 1964. Bettmann/Getty Images Why civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was ‘sick and tired of being sick and tired’ ...