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Fannie Lou Hamer, nata Townsend, ( contea di Montgomery, 6 ottobre 1917 – Mound Bayou, 14 marzo 1977) è stata un' attivista statunitense per il suffragio e i diritti delle donne, nonché leader nel movimento per i diritti civili . Indice. 1 Primi anni e istruzione. 2 Attivismo per i diritti civili. 2.1 Registrazione al voto.
Fannie Lou Hamer ( / ˈheɪmər /; née Townsend; October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977) was an American voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and a leader in the civil rights movement. She was the vice-chair of the Freedom Democratic Party, which she represented at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer rose from humble beginnings in the Mississippi Delta to become one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the civil and voting rights movements and a leader in the efforts for greater economic opportunities for African Americans.
22 apr 2024 · Fannie Lou Hamer (born October 6, 1917, Ruleville, Mississippi, U.S.—died March 14, 1977, Mound Bayou, Mississippi) was an African American civil rights activist who worked to desegregate the Mississippi Democratic Party. The youngest of 20 children, Fannie Lou was working the fields with her sharecropper parents at the age of six.
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9 nov 2009 · Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) was a civil rights activist whose passionate depiction of her own suffering in a racist society helped focus attention on the plight of African Americans...
2 apr 2014 · Famous Activists. Black History. Fannie Lou Hamer was an African American civil rights activist who led voting drives and co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. By Biography.com...
“The Sweat and Blood of Fannie Lou Hamer” How a would-be voter became a civil rights legend. Rosalind Early. HUMANITIES, Winter 2021, Volume 42, Number 1. Photo caption. When Louis Draper took Fannie Lou Hamer’s photo for Essence magazine in 1971, Hamer had only six years left to live.
