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

The Fannie Lou Hamer Farm Project is a student-led initiative focused on “Black wellness and land-based learning and healing” on campus through farming and workshops centered around food ...

President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Civil Rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer, who is the 11th Mississippi recipient.

The 29th Fannie Lou Hamer Awards Reception will honor 17 local women for their civil and human rights leadership on Sept. 29 at Maryland Hall in Annapolis. Fannie Lou Hamer, 1917-1977, was an Ameri… ...

Morris paid homage to civil rights icons, like Fannie Lou Hamer and Myrlie Evers, and regular people whose actions —from sit-ins at lunch counters to sacrificing their lives —resulted in Black ...

Sixty years ago, at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer told the party and the country about themselves when she was denied a seat on the all-White ...

FILE - A statue of the late civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer is displayed in a memorial garden in her hometown of Ruleville, Miss., on Oct. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) Photo ...

FILE - A statue of the late civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer is displayed in a memorial garden in her hometown of Ruleville, Mississippi, on Oct. 5, 2017.

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 ...

Fannie Lou Hamer fought for Civil Rights, and famously questioned Democrats for their commitment; 60 years later, her presence is felt at DNC.

Who is that up there? Why is she up there?” The eight-foot-tall bronze statue of Hamer is seen at the Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Garden in Ruleville, Mississippi. (Harlan Bozeman for The 19th) ...

Travel this rich and vast Southern trail to discover formally and informally recognized civil rights sites—and a legacy of remarkable courage.