- Tag > Freedom Summer (x)
- Tag > Fannie Lou Hamer (x)
- Theme > Civil Rights and Citizenship (x)
- Item Type > Speech (x)
- Tag > Voting (x)
- Historical Eras > Postwar America (1946-1975) (x)
We found 1 items that match your search
Fannie Lou Hamer Electrifies the Democratic Convention
Fannie Lou Hamer grew up as one of 20 children born to sharecroppers in rural Mississippi. She and her husband were eking out a living as sharecroppers near Ruleville when, at the age of 44, she decided to attend a mass meeting about voting in [...]
Item Type: Speech
Historical Era: Postwar America (1946-1975)