Fannie Lou Hamer

The extension was given the names of three celebrated pioneers in the civil rights movement; it was called the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act. Over the intervening years, some covered governments began chafing under the "pre-clearance" regime, and some advocates of states 'rights and some devotees of federalism principles intensified their opposition.

SCOTUSblog 2009

Schools activist Helen Moore called council members who support the measure "traitors" who are betraying the legacy of civil-rights activists such as Fannie Lou Hamer and Rosa

detnews.com - Local 2010

Civil rights leaders such as Fannie Lou Hamer and James Forman were house guests.

J. Weekly 2010

Just four years later, in 1968, Mississippi sent an integrated delegation to the Democratic National Convention; many of the Freedom Democrats were delegates, including Fannie Lou Hamer.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

Just four years later, in 1968, Mississippi sent an integrated delegation to the Democratic National Convention; many of the Freedom Democrats were delegates, including Fannie Lou Hamer.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

Fannie Lou Hamer accused him of putting his political ambitions above his commitment to civil rights.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

Fannie Lou Hamer accused him of putting his political ambitions above his commitment to civil rights.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

Just four years later, in 1968, Mississippi sent an integrated delegation to the Democratic National Convention; many of the Freedom Democrats were delegates, including Fannie Lou Hamer.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

Fannie Lou Hamer accused him of putting his political ambitions above his commitment to civil rights.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

Recently, I read a book about the summer of 1964 in Mississippi, the summer when a grown-up American girl--the great American woman Fannie Lou Hamer--voiced the political dreams of another generation of American women, of African-American women who just wanted to be part of this democracy, just be able to vote and state their case.

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