Fannie Lou Hamer - Wikipedia
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.
How Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the DNC 60 years ago | AP News
Aug 22, 2024 · Kamala Harris is set to accept the Democrats' presidential nomination exactly 60 years after Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the DNC with her ‘Is this America?’ speech.
60 years after Democrats denied Fannie Lou Hamer a ... - NBC News
Kamala Harris is set to address the convention exactly 60 years after the civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer delivered her powerful convention speech about voting rights and representation.
Fannie Lou Hamer's legacy, 60 years after challenging Democrats …
Aug 21, 2024 · Almost 60 years ago, Fannie Lou Hamer took the podium at the Democratic National Convention and made a speech that challenged the party for its failure to support Black Americans' right to...
60 years ago Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic …
Aug 21, 2024 · The testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer to the credentials committee in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was vivid and blunt. She described how she was fired from her plantation job in retaliation for...
‘Is this America?’ Six decades later, Fannie Lou Hamer gets an …
Aug 14, 2024 · Sixty summers ago, Fannie Lou Hamer told millions of Americans watching the Democratic National Convention that 16 bullets came into her home after she tried to vote in Mississippi. President Lyndon B. Johnson called a hasty press conference to get television news to cut away from her testimony.
Who was Fannie Lou Hamer? Here’s why DNC speakers keep
Aug 19, 2024 · Multiple speakers at the Democratic National Convention have mentioned Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist who gave a landmark speech at the convention in 1964.
Fannie Lou Hamer made DNC history. These Mississippians carry …
Aug 20, 2024 · Sixty years ago this week, Hamer gave a speech ahead of the DNC that helped shift the conversation around race and representative democracy in America. Family, friends and organizers in Hamer’s home state of Mississippi reflect today on the work that remains. (Harlan Bozeman for The 19th)
WATCH: Rep. Maxine Waters tells the story of Fannie Lou Hamer …
Aug 20, 2024 · WATCH: Rep. Maxine Waters tells the story of Fannie Lou Hamer and endorses Kamala Harris Waters, 86, told the story of Fannie Lou Hamer, a Black activist from Mississippi who fought for a seat at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. She brought the moment full circle to Harris, who is the first Black woman to be nominated by a major party for president.
Fannie Lou Hamer's America | The Beginnings of an Activist - PBS
Fannie Lou Hamer's America | The Beginnings of an Activist. Clip: Season 10 Episode 1 | 2m 46s |. My List. In August of 1962, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee traveled to...