Kilmichael in Montgomery County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Fannie Lou Hamer
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 21, 2026
1. Fannie Lou Hamer Marker
Born in Kilmichael, Mississippi. Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) was the daughter of sharecroppers who moved to the Mississippi Delta to find work on a plantation. In the early 1960s. Hamer became an activist for voter registration. In June 1963, she and other Black activist were arrested at a "Whites-only" restaurant in Winona and brutally beaten. Despite lifelong injuries, she became a leader in the Civil Rights, women's, and antiwar movements and co- founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the Freedom Farm Cooperative.
Erected 2022 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1963.
Location. 33° 26.598′ N, 89° 34.253′ W. Marker is in Kilmichael, Mississippi, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Depot Avenue and South Rutherford Drive (U.S. 182), on the left when traveling south on Depot Avenue. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Mississippi Delta. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kilmichael: B.B. King's Roots (approx. 0.2 miles away); Address by President Abraham Lincoln (approx. ¾ mile away); The Mississippi Carillon (approx. 0.8 miles away); Applewhite Cemetery (approx. 7.8 miles away); The "Final Spike" (approx. 9.4 miles away); Montgomery County Confederate Monument (approx. 9½ miles away); Winona Jail Site (approx. 9.6 miles away); George A. McLean (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kilmichael.
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 21, 2026
2. Fannie Lou Hamer Marker
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Also see . . . Fannie Lou Hamer marker unveiling. (Submitted on October 23, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 21, 2026
3. Fannie Lou Hamer Marker at "Qween's Kitchin"
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 23, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
