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Written by Mississippi Today Mississippi Today A screening of the award-winning film “Fannie Lou Hamer’s America” will be held June 21 at 7 p.m. at the Strand Theatre in Vicksburg as part of ...

A screening of the award-winning film “Fannie Lou Hamer’s America” will be held June 21 at 7 p.m. at the Strand Theatre in Vicksburg as part of a fundraising event for the Mississippi Humanities ...

A screening of the award-winning film “Fannie Lou Hamer’s America” will be held June 21 at 7 p.m. at the Strand Theatre in Vicksburg as part of a fundraising event for the Mississippi Humanities ...

Dr. Leslie McLemore, civil rights activist, close friend of Fannie Lou Hamer, and former MHC board chair, who will share rare and personal stories that bring Hamer’s legacy vividly to life.