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Fannie Lou Hamer

Images of Fannie Lou Hamer

Hamer pictured in a bedroom protectively leaning against a bed with children on it

Fannie Lou Hamer. Image from National Portrait Gallery Collection in the Smithsonian.

Hamer pictured singing while others watch

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Hamer pictured speaking from behind a podium at Tougaloo College

Hamer speaks on Tougaloo College campus, June 1971

Fannie Lou Hamer, Victoria Gray, and Annie Devine pictured reading a document in front of the US Capital

Fannie Lou Hamer, Victoria Gray, and Annie Devine at the U.S. Capitol

Hamer pictured on a porch pointing her finger and speaking

Sitting on a porch, summer 1964. Credit: USM
Fannie Lou Hamer's forced sterilization was one of the moments that launched her career as part of the state’s Civil Rights Movement.

Hamer lifting banner that says One Man One Vote

Hamer lifts banner at the 1964 National Democratic Convention. Photograph by Fred DeVan. 

Election poster for Hamer's run for State Senate

Election poster for Hamer’s 1971 run for the Mississippi Senate.

Hamer pictured sititng in her home with a doll and a suitcase

Hamer in her home, summer 1964. Credit: Corbis/Steve Schapiro

Hamer pictured against a brick wall holding her hands up

After being beaten in jail, June 1963. Credit: FBI

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