September 30, 2020
Fannie Lou Hamer was not “radicalized” into claiming her own American rights until she was 44. Then, she got a lot done fast. Today, her statue looks over her tribute-filled burial site in Ruleville, Miss., surrounded by an active park. Photo by Donna Ladd
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"(Fannie Lou Hamer) came up in a Mississippi where white leaders, including former Confederate generals immortalized as heroes, had worked diligently in the years before her birth to make sure ...
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