Richard Kurin, now a distinguished scholar at the Smithsonian, remembers Long during the 1990 Festival of American Folklife. In one tent, Long was telling tourists, “We’re in a church in Mississippi, ...

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SHE PAVED THE WAY FOR A L 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 ...

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Learn about Fannie Lou Hamer ... emerged as one of the most influential civil rights activists in the movement. While her contributions are many, Hamer is perhaps most well known for her ...

When we think about the Civil Rights Movement in terms of gender, typically, the men are highlighted. I think, Fannie Lou Hamer, she represents strong leadership, female leadership. She was ...

Almost 60 years ago, Fannie ... in the American Civil Rights Movement," stated its website. Multiple markers can be found throughout Mississippi. In 1961, a white doctor gave Hamer a hysterectomy ...

As part of our on-going power series, we explore the most impactful Civil Rights activists in American history, from Fannie ... Hamer had already made notable contributions to the Civil Rights ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was one of the many unsung heroes ... wrote an opera honoring Hamer and others who struggled during the civil rights movement. “I liked the idea of holding up a woman and ...

Liz Mikel stars in "Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer." It's the second time she's portrayed the civil rights activist.(Alex Leffall) Later that summer, she began organizing voter ...