Fannie Lou Hamer Was ‘Sick And Tired’ Of Racism, And Sick And Dying Of Breast Cancer

Hamer was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer in 1976 which halted her activism. She died of breast cancer complications ...
The Bowdoin Orient

Dr. Teona Williams ’12 discusses Fannie Lou Hamer and Mississippi activism

On Wednesday night, Dr. Teona Williams ’12 spoke to a crowded room of students, professors and community members in Mills ...
insider.si.edu

A voice that could stir an army : Fannie Lou Hamer and the rhetoric of the Black freedom movement / Maegan Parker Brooks

Introduction: "I don't mind my light shining" -- A rhetorical education, 1917-1962 -- Through the shadows of death, 1962-1964 -- "Is this America?" 1964 -- "The country's number one freedom fighting ...
The Baltimore Sun

‘Miraculous’: 30th Fannie Lou Hamer Awards to honor female trailblazers

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X 2025 recipients of the Fannie Lou Hamer Awards: First row, from left: Del. Tiffany Alston, ...
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Fannie Lou Hamer’s Presidential Medal of Freedom donated to MDAH

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The family of Fannie Lou Hamer donated the civil rights leader’s Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH). Former President ...