Marilyn Mays Hamer is Fannie Lou Hamer’s niece. She said, “We always think about Aunt Fannie, but noting that 60 years have passed since the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenged the ...

Description. Author Caitlin Cass talked about Fannie Lou Hamer's contributions to civil rights. Bell Ringer Assignment. According to Caitlin Cass, what is Fannie Lou Hamer most famous for?

Fannie Lou Hamer fought for Civil Rights, and famously questioned Democrats for their commitment; 60 years later, her presence is felt at DNC. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest ...

Fannie Lou Hamer, a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, testifies before the credentials committee of the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, N.J. on Aug. 22, 1964 as ...

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 ...

This is addressing Fannie Lou Hamer, who, 60 years ago, testified to the DNC Credentials Committee because she couldn't be a part of the Mississippi delegation.

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 ...

Sixty years ago this August, a 46-year-old former sharecropper and activist from Mississippi named Fannie Lou Hamer spoke before the credentials committee at the Democratic National Convention in ...

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.” ...

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.

FILE - Fannie Lou Hamer, a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, testifies before the credentials committee of the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, N.J., on Aug. 22 ...