Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer

Fannie Lou Hamer

Living place: Mississippi

Birthday: 6-10-1917

Population of US 1917: 103,268,000

Global rank: #30146

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Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer profile

Who is Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer?
Civil rights leader who played a key role in organizing the Mississippi Freedom Summer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1964.
She is known for singing Christian hymns, like "Go Say It in the Mountains" and "This Little Light of Mine," in demonstrations and movements to strengthen the resolve of her fellow activists.
 
 

Young / Before famous

As a child she picked cotton on the plantations of E. W. Brandon in Mississippi.

Family life info

She married her boyfriend Perry Hamer.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer?
She traveled to Indianola, Mississippi to register to vote after listening to a lecture given by James Bevel encourages people to come together to vote.

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When was Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer born?
Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 6-10-1917, death year is , at the age of 107.
Where is Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Mississippi, . is a Civil rights leader, whose Zodiac is Libra, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Snake. Fannie Lou Hamer's global rank is 30146 and whose rank is 37 in list of famous Civil rights leader. Population of US in 1917 is about 103,268,000 persons.
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Events in 1917 and 6-10

Events in US in the birth year of Fannie Lou Hamer

  • U.S. declares war with Germany (Apr. 6). Background: World War I
  • "I Want You." James Montgomery Flagg's poster, featuring Uncle Sam and based on a 1914 British poster, attracts thousands of U.S. recruits to WWI duty.
  • Between ten thousand and fifteen thousand blacks silently walk down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence (July 28). Background: civil rights

Birthday Fannie Lou Hamer (6-10) in history

  • Day 6-10 year 1927: "The Jazz Singer," the first full-length talking picture, starring Al Jolson, debuted.
  • Day 6-10 year 1949: Japanese-American broadcaster, Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose), was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $10,000 for treason.
  • Day 6-10 year 1973: The Yom Kippur War began when Syria and Egypt attacked Israel.
  • Day 6-10 year 1979: President Jimmy Carter received Pope John Paul II, the first pope to visit the White House.
  • Day 6-10 year 1981: Egypt's President Anwar Sadat was assassinated in Cairo.
  • Day 6-10 year 1989: Bette Davis died in France at age 81.
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