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  1. The Philadelphia Tribune
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    Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her ‘Is …

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    Hamer, Fannie Lou | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and …

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  4. Tucson Sentinel
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    The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. & sustained a …

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    Fannie Lou Hamer – Profile of a Civil Rights Activist

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  7. Beacon Broadside
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    Fannie Lou Hamer Embodied Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Vision of ...

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    Women in the African American Civil Rights Movement: An …

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    Was president Johnson more worried about Fannie Lou than Martin Luther King?
    Bob Moses, at the time the field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and one of the organizers and leaders of the Mississippi Summer Freedom Project, has remarked that President Johnson was more worried about Fannie Lou’s testimony at the Democratic National Convention than he was about Martin Luther King’s.

    50 Years Ago Today, Fannie Lou Hamer Spoke Out for Freedom

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    Who was Fannie Lou Hamer?
    Fannie Lou Hamer fought to end systemic racism, police violence and poverty, showing us the path to a more just world. One hundred six years ago this week, Fannie Lou Hamer was born in rural Mississippi. Though she spent less than 60 years on this earth before her death in 1977, she left a legacy that will last for years to come.

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    When did Fannie Lou Hamer testify?
    October 6, 1917 to March 14, 1977 When Fannie Lou Hamer testified before the credentials committee of the 1964 Democratic National Convention, she told the world about the torture and abuse she experienced in her attempt to register to vote.

    Hamer, Fannie Lou | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education

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    Why did Martin Luther King speak to the MFDP?
    Martin Luther King, Jr., was recruited to speak to the committee on the political and moral importance of seating a representative delegation of the MFDP at the convention. But it was Fannie Lou Hamer’s speech that brought many on the committee to tears of disbelief that this could actually happen in America in 1964.

    50 Years Ago Today, Fannie Lou Hamer Spoke Out for Freedom

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    How did Fannie Lou impact the Civil Rights Movement?
    The national news media immediately identified the real reason for his press conference and featured Fannie Lou prominently on every newscast that evening. Her almost-silenced speech was in fact heard ‘round the world. It galvanized the civil rights movement and, ultimately, catalyzed the drive for voting rights.

    50 Years Ago Today, Fannie Lou Hamer Spoke Out for Freedom

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    What did Fannie Lou do in 1962?
    She continued to work tirelessly for black voter registration and for desegregation in 1962-63. In June of 1963, Fannie Lou and a group of fellow activists were returning home after attending citizenship training in South Carolina when their bus was stopped for no apparent reason in rural Mississippi.

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  10. Truthout
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    106 Years After Fannie Lou Hamer Was Born, Her …

    Oct 5, 2023 · Curriculums try to marginalize radical figures like Fannie Lou Hamer while promoting sanitized versions of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as a man who only delivered that one speech or Rosa Parks as a woman who …

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    “Chosen as the Leader or Spokesperson” | 39 | Fannie Lou Hamer …

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  12. Ms. Magazine
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    50 Years Ago Today, Fannie Lou Hamer Spoke Out for Freedom

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  13. The Revealer
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    Fannie Lou Hamer’s Fight for Civil Rights and Her …

    Jun 3, 2021 · One day in August 1964, Fannie Lou Hamer found herself in the hallway outside of Martin Luther King Jr.’s hotel suite in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Several national civil rights leaders and political operatives were …

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