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Fannie Lou Hamer

FANNIE LOU HAMER In 1962 at age 44, Hamer tried to register to vote; the next day she was fired from her job on the plantation east of here. She became a civil rights activist, opening her...

FANNIE LOU HAMER

In 1962 at age 44, Hamer tried to register to 
vote; the next day she was fired from her job on 
the plantation east of here. She became a civil
rights activist, opening her Ruleville home to 
Freedom Summer workers and other activists. 
She earned a reputation as an electrifying 
speaker, especially as a delegate of the 
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at 
the 1964 Democratic National Convention. 
She fought racism, injustice, and poverty 
until her death in 1977.


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