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Fannie Lou Hamer. From the Collection: Women in American History. Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 1917, the 20th child of Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend, sharecroppers east of the...
Hamer, Fannie Lou. October 6, 1917 to March 14, 1977. When Fannie Lou Hamer testified before the credentials committee of the 1964 Democratic National Convention, she told the world about the torture and abuse she experienced in her attempt to register to vote.
Feb 12, 2019 · Dates: October 6, 1917 - March 14, 1977. Also known as: Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer. About Fannie Lou Hamer. Fannie Lou Hamer, born in Mississippi, was working in the fields when she was six and was only educated through the sixth grade. She married in 1942 and adopted two children.
