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Fannie Lou Hamer (/ ˈ h eɪ m ər /; nombre de soltera Townsend; Condado de Montgomery, 6 de octubre de 1917 - 14 de marzo de 1977) fue una activista estadounidense por los derechos de las mujeres y el sufragio, organizadora comunitaria y líder del movimiento por los derechos civiles.Fue cofundadora y vicepresidenta del Partido Demócrata de la Libertad, al que representó en la Convención ...
Fannie Lou Hamer (/ ˈ h eɪ m ər /; 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.Hamer also organized Mississippi's Freedom Summer along with the ...
Hamer was born on October 6, 1917 in Montgomery County, Mississippi, the 20th and last child of sharecroppers Lou Ella and James Townsend. She grew up in poverty, and at age six Hamer joined her family picking cotton. By age 12, she left school to work. In 1944, she married Perry Hamer and the couple toiled on the Mississippi plantation owned ...
22 de abr. de 2024 · Fannie Lou Hamer, African American civil rights activist, cofounder (in 1964), and vice-chairperson of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), which was established as an alternative to the all-white Mississippi Democratic Party. Her book, To Praise Our Bridges: An Autobiography, was published in 1967.
9 de nov. de 2009 · Married to Perry “Pap” Hamer in 1944, Fannie Lou continued to work hard just to get by. In the summer of 1962, however, she made a life-changing decision to attend a protest meeting.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Fannie Lou Hamer was unable to have children after having a surgery to remove a tumor, and being given a hysterectomy without her consent. Death Year: 1977; Death date: March 14 ...
5 de oct. de 2021 · Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America. By Keisha N. Blain. Illustrated. 181 pp. Beacon Press. $24.95. Follow New York Times Books on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, sign up for our ...
