Fannie Lou Hamer was an artist who fought for inclusive democracy. Her advocacy and activism laid the groundwork for the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

The political efforts of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer are a case in ... of exposing the Democratic Party’s lack of equal representation. Hamer joined other members of the MFDP who ...

Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist from Mississippi, is posthumously recognized for her efforts in voter registration ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was ... following months, Hamer increased her public profile, both through her SNCC work and as one of the founders of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), which ...

The play tells the story, through music and song, of Fannie Lou Hamer (1917 - 1977 ... founder of the Freedom Democratic Party and the National Woman's Political Caucus, as well as the organizer ...

Fannie Lou Hamer, James Meredith and Ida B. Wells. Icons like B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Lusia Harris, Walter Payton, and so many more.We also remember the tragedies often left out of history books, ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was ... following months, Hamer increased her public profile, both through her SNCC work and as one of the founders of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), which ...