Fannie Lou Hammer

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WATCH: The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Fannie Lou Hamer

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 7, 2021

When you hear stories about the civil rights movement in the ’50s and ’60s, it mainly revolves around figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, and Medgar and Myrlie Evers. But did you ever hear about Fannie Lou Hammer?

Dr. Maulana Karenga Opinion

Fannie Lou Hamer and Righteous Resistance: Courageous Questioning in Thought and Practice

Dr. Maulana KarengaOctober 26, 2017

Mao Zedong, the Chinese revolutionary leader, had called for “power to the people” and Mrs. Hamer reminded us “power is the people”, the people united, self-conscious agents of their own life and liberation, refusing to be dispirited, diverted or defeated.