Fannie Lou Hamer, American activist and philanthropist (died 1977)

Fannie Lou Hamer

American civil rights activist (1917–1977)

Fannie Lou Hamer was an American voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and leader of 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…