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Fannie Lou Hamer (* 6. Oktober 1917 in Ruleville, Montgomery County, Mississippi, als Fannie Lou Townsend; † 14. März 1977 in Mound Bayou, Mississippi) war eine US-amerikanische Bürgerrechtlerin. In den 1960er Jahren kämpfte sie in den USA für das Stimmrecht und die Gleichberechtigung der Afroamerikaner. [1]
Fannie Lou Hamer ( / ˈheɪmər /; née Townsend; October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977) was an American voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and a leader in the civil rights movement. She was the vice-chair of the Freedom Democratic Party, which she represented at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer rose from humble beginnings in the Mississippi Delta to become one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the civil and voting rights movements and a leader in the efforts for greater economic opportunities for African Americans.
9. Nov. 2009 · Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) was a civil rights activist whose passionate depiction of her own suffering in a racist society helped focus attention on the plight of African Americans...
22. Apr. 2024 · Fannie Lou Hamer (born October 6, 1917, Ruleville, Mississippi, U.S.—died March 14, 1977, Mound Bayou, Mississippi) was an African American civil rights activist who worked to desegregate the Mississippi Democratic Party. The youngest of 20 children, Fannie Lou was working the fields with her sharecropper parents at the age of six.
2. Apr. 2014 · Famous Activists. Black History. Fannie Lou Hamer was an African American civil rights activist who led voting drives and co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. By Biography.com...
4. Okt. 2019 · Portrait of civil rights activist and organizer Fannie Lou Hamer, 1965. Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images. By Keisha N. Blain. October 4, 2019 1:30 PM EDT. I n recent years, amid...
