Fannie Lou Hamer's America | The Beginnings of an Activist
Clip: Season 10 Episode 1 | 2m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
When Fannie Lou Hamer learned of her right to vote, it changed her life from that day on.
In August of 1962, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee traveled to Ruleville, Mississippi to talk to the residents about voting. In the audience was Fannie Lou Hamer. From that day forward, Mrs. Hamer became invested in voting rights for the Black people of Mississippi.
Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by Open Society Foundations,...
Fannie Lou Hamer's America | The Beginnings of an Activist
Clip: Season 10 Episode 1 | 2m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
In August of 1962, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee traveled to Ruleville, Mississippi to talk to the residents about voting. In the audience was Fannie Lou Hamer. From that day forward, Mrs. Hamer became invested in voting rights for the Black people of Mississippi.
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