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Fannie Lou Hamer (Civil Rights Leader) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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*** ,1917
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Death day
March 14, 1977 (59 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Libra
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Celebrities born on October 6
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Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer is an American women's rights and election activist, community organizer and leader of the civil rights movement. She is the co-founder and vice-president of the Liberal Democratic Party, which she represented in the 1964 National Democratic Congress. Hamer also hosted Mississippi Free Summer with the Nonviolent Student Coordinating Committee. She is also a co-founder of the National Women Poli Caucus, an organization created to recruit, train and support women of all races who wish to run for government elections. Hamer began his civil rights in 1962, until his health declined nine years later. She is known for her use of hymns and witty quotes and her tenacity in leading the Mississippi black women's civil rights movement. She was subjected to blackmail, threats, harassment, gunfire and assault by racists, including members of the police, as she attempted to register and exercise her right to vote.
BornFannie Lou Townsend, October 6, 1917, Montgomery County, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedMarch 14, 1977, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, U.S.
Burial placeRuleville, Mississippi, U.S.
OrganizationNational Women's Political Caucus, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, National Council of Negro Women
Known forCivil rights leader
TitleVice chairwoman of Freedom Democratic Party, Co-founder of National Women's Political Caucus
Political partyFreedom Democratic Party
MovementCivil rights movement, Women's rights
Spouse(s)Perry "Pap" Hamer
Children2

About Fannie Lou Hamer

Civil Rights Leader Fannie Lou Hamer was born on October 6, 1917 in Mississippi, United States (She dies at the age of 59, on March 14, 1977).

In 1964, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee created Mississippi Freedom Summer, and he was an integral part of it.

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Fannie Lou Hamer before becoming famous

Fannie Lou Hamer was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1917 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).

She grew up on E. W. Brandon's Mississippi farm, plucking cotton.

Achievement of Fannie Lou Hamer

During rallies and marches, she was known for singing Christian hymns such as"Go Tell It on the Mountain" and"This Little Light of Mine" to reinforce the determination of her fellow activists.

Fannie Lou Hamer's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Perry Hamer, her lover, married her. She was the eldest of 19 children.

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She drove to Indianola, Mississippi to register to vote after attending a presentation by Civil Rights Leader James Bevel encouraging people to come together to vote.

James Bevel (1936 - 2008) (Civil Rights Leader)
James Bevel (1936 - 2008)

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Fannie Lou Hamer Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Fannie Lou Hamer updated on March 17 2023.