It wasn’t called voter suppression back then, but civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer knew exactly how white authorities in Mississippi felt about Black people voting in the 1960s.

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

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

Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 1917, the 20th child of Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend, sharecroppers east of the Mississippi Delta. She first joined her family in the cotton fields at the age of six.

It was appropriate that a strong, horn-mad voice from yesteryear became among the most powerful at another national convention of the Democratic Party. One after the other, Democrats at the recent ...

Fannie Lou Hamer, a voting rights activist, suffered unspeakable violence and intimidation at the hands of white supremacists and police. Her response: to elevate her cause by launching a long ...

Black History Month is a time to reflect on the Mississippi trailblazers who shaped our past and continue to inspire our future.We celebrate giants like Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, James Meredith ...

As strong-willed civil rights and voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, Butler knows she has audiences in the palm of her hand. And rightfully so! Butler easily glides between impassioned ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 1917, the 20th child of Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend, sharecroppers east of the Mississippi Delta. She first joined her family in the cotton fields at the age of six.