Fannie Lou Hamer, 2025

Fannie Lou Hamer, 2025

Author: The History Chicks | AIRWAVE January 20, 2025 Duration: 2:00:51
The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
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In honor of Martin Luther King Day, we are again shining the spotlight on the remarkable life of Fannie Lou Hamer. As a small child, her hard labor was key to her family’s survival. She grew up to become a fiery civil rights activist who would not be silenced by intimidation, violence, or the personal wishes of the President of the United States himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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