Almost 60 years ago, Fannie Lou Hamer took the podium at the Democratic National Convention and made a speech that challenged the party for its failure to support Black Americans' right to vote.

CHICAGO — On Aug. 22, 1964, Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer delivered an iconic speech at the Democratic National Convention, taking the party to task for its failure to ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - During the Democratic National Convention a couple of months ago, you heard the name of Mississippi Civil Rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer invoked many times. It’s a testamen ...

Multiple speakers at the Democratic National Convention have mentioned Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist who gave a landmark speech at the convention in 1964. Hamer was a former ...

Fannie Lou Hamer Rattled the Democratic Convention With Her 'Is This America?' Speech 60 Years Ago JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats' presidential ...

The 2024 Democratic National Convention comes 60 years after Fannie Lou Hamer's famed "Is this America" speech at the 1964 DNC. The 2024 Democratic National Convention is seeing the country unite ...

Fannie Lou Hamer's fight for voting rights in 1964 remains relevant today as states continue to enact voter suppression tactics. While Black political representation has increased, many elected ...

It was some 20 years ago when Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye got tired of people telling her they didn’t know who civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was. She decided to do something about it.

“Is This America?” evolved out of an earlier incarnation, called “Dark River: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story,” which premiered at Oakland Opera Theater in 2009 before being performed in ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was a civil rights activist who used singing to promote community and fight for voting rights. Hamer's life and legacy are celebrated in the new Kentucky Opera production ...

The testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer to the DNC credentials committee in Atlantic City, New Jersey 60 years ago was vivid and blunt. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting ...