Fannie Lou Hamer was a civil rights leader born on October 6, 1917 in Mississippi. She was instrumental in organizing Mississippi Freedom Summer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1964, which was a major event in the civil rights movement. Her work helped to bring attention to the plight of African Americans in the South and to the need for civil rights reform.
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💰 Net worth: $1.3 Million (2024)
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About
Civil rights leader who played an instrumental role in organizing Mississippi Freedom Summer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1964.
Before Fame
As a child, she picked cotton on the plantation of E. W. Brandon in Mississippi.
Trivia
She was known for singing Christian hymns, such as "Go Tell It on the Mountain" and "This Little Light of Mine", during protests and movements in order to bolster the resolve of her fellow Activists.
Family Life
She married her boyfriend Perry Hamer.
Associated With
She traveled to Indianola, Mississippi to register to vote after hearing a sermon given by James Bevel encouraging people to come together to vote.