Fannie Lou Hamer
Voting and Civil Rights Pioneer
1962 Joined the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). And became a field secretary.
1963 Severely beaten while in Winona, Mississippi when she and other civil rights workers were returning from a SCLC citizenship training conference.
Became one of first black persons to register
to vote in Sunflower County.
Ran for Congress in the Second Congressional
District.
1964 A founding member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), and led the MFDP challenge before the National Democratic Party credentials committee in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1968 Founder of the Freedom Farms Corporation (FFC).
1970 Founder of the Fannie Lou Hamer Day Care Center Ruleville. MS.
1971 Became a member of the policy council of the National Council Of Negro Women, Inc. And a member of the Women's Political Caucus.
1974 She was named to the board of trustees
of the Martin Luther King Center for
Nonviolent Social Change.
Erected by Citizens of Ruleville.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.
Location. 33° 44.018′ N, 90° 32.417′ W. Marker is in
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Fannie Lou Hamer (here, next to this marker); William Chapel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ruleville Depot (approx. 0.8 miles away); Jimmy Rogers (approx. 0.9 miles away); "Greasy Street" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Birthplace of the Blues? (approx. 4.4 miles away); Dockery Plantation (approx. 4.4 miles away); Drew, Mississippi (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ruleville.
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Fannie Lou Hamer. (Submitted on June 1, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 1, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
