Hosted annually by the Department of Africana Studies at the University of Delaware, the Fannie Lou Hamer Lecture is a signature event held each February in celebration of Black History Month. Named ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 1917, the 20th child of Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend, sharecroppers east of the Mississippi Delta. She first joined her family in the cotton fields at the age of six.

WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED. >> THE FAMOUS LINE, DELIVERED IN DECEMBER 1964 BY FANNIE LOU HAMER, THE CIVIL RIGHTS ICON FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA, SPEAKING FROM THE HEART IN HER ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was a civil rights activist who used singing to promote community and fight for voting rights. Hamer's life and legacy are celebrated in the new Kentucky Opera production ...

As strong-willed civil rights and voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, Butler knows she has audiences in the palm of her hand. And rightfully so! Butler easily glides between impassioned ...

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Fannie Lou Hamer's fight for voting rights in 1964 remains relevant today as states continue to enact voter suppression tactics. While Black political representation has increased, many elected ...