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Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer's testimony before Congress was so powerful that Lyndon Johnson called an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. His plan backfired. | American Experience | PBS
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Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer's testimony before Congress was so powerful that Lyndon Johnson called an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. His plan backfired. | American Experience | PBS
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The tragic story of Fannie Lou Hamer
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The tragic story of Fannie Lou Hamer
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On this day in 1977, Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights and voting activist, passed away. After experiencing extreme threats and violence in 1962, simply for trying to register to vote, she became a vocal activist and a leader in the Civil Rights movement. #BecauseOfHerStory Fannie Lou Hamer was known for using her gift of song to soothe and inspire her fellow activists. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has her music here: https://s.si.edu/2VikchA | Smithsonian Channel
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On this day in 1977, Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights and voting activist, passed away. After experiencing extreme threats and violence in 1962, simply for trying to register to vote, she became a vocal activist and a leader in the Civil Rights movement. #BecauseOfHerStory Fannie Lou Hamer was known for using her gift of song to soothe and inspire her fellow activists. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has her music here: https://s.si.edu/2VikchA | Smithsonian Channel
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Fannie Lou Hamer: Testimony to Credentials Committee, DNC 1964
Fannie Lou Hamer: Testimony to Credentials Committee, DNC 1964
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Fannie Lou Hamer: An AMERICA REFRAMED Special
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Fannie Lou Hamer: Celebrating the life, legacy, and accomplishments of a Mississippi trailblazer
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Fannie Lou Hamer: Celebrating the life, legacy, and accomplishments of a Mississippi trailblazer
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New Video Documentary: “Fannie Lou Hamer: Stand Up”
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“I really don’t know where we go from here…” - Fannie Lou Hamer, 1968 #fannielouhamer #blackhistorymonth #revolution
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Fannie Lou Hamer's America: An America ReFramed Special
Feb 13, 2022
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In the summer of 1963, Fannie Lou Hamer, a sharecropper from Mississippi, took a bold step that was fraught with danger—she attempted to register to vote. At that time, in the Deep South, this was not just a civic duty but an act of defiance against entrenched racial segregation and oppression. Hamer was traveling back from a voter registration workshop when she was arrested and jailed by the local police. Inside the jail, she was subjected to a horrific beating orchestrated by officers and carr
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On this day in 1977, Fannie Lou Hamer passed away at the age of 59. The activist, organizer, and leader is remembered for her work in the civil and voting rights movements. You can learn more about Hamer in this clip from She the People: Votes for Women. https://bit.ly/31Mo3bR #WomenDoingTheWork | Smithsonian Channel
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Fannie Lou Hamer's civil rights legacy lives on - Mississippi Today
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🗓#OTD in 1920, the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote, was formally adopted into the Constitution. However, it didn't grant rights to anyone but white women. She the People: Votes for Women airs tonight at 11 PM. | Smithsonian Channel
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When former sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer first learned that Black people were finally allowed to vote, she knew exactly how she wanted to spend her life — fighting for every Black American's right to have a voice. Watch season 2 of #SeeHer Story, where we've partnered with Katie Couric and SeeHer to celebrate female trailblazers like Hamer. | People
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In 1964, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party sent delegates to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to challenge the dominance of the all-white Mississippi Democratic Party. When Fannie Lou Hamer spoke before the DNC Credentials Committee on August 22nd, her testimony was so powerful that President Johnson called an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. But his plan backfired and her story would be broadcast that night on televisions across America. | American Experience |
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Untold Black History: The Story of Fannie Lou Hamer - HERStory Edition Meet Fannie Lou Hamer—a beacon of hope and a true champion for justice who dared to dream of a world where every vote counts. Born into a family of sharecroppers in Mississippi, Fannie faced racial oppression from a young age but found her voice in the fight for voting rights. In 1962, she challenged systemic voter suppression by co-founding the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, despite facing immense violence and arrest.
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The Woman Who Scared a President: Fannie Lou Hamer's Testimony That Changed History
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“I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired” -Fannie Lou Hamer, 1964. A demand for dignity. #SoftGlam #HotGirlHistory #HistoryFacts #BeautyCommunity #GRWMStoryTime
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