Civil rights crusader Fannie Lou Hamer representing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Methodist Church Ministries/Kenneth Thompson, online here.
“NOBODY’S FREE UNTIL EVERYBODY’S FREE.”
In honor of Black History Month, and during the other 11 months, our Say It Loud! Employee Affinity Group’s Rediscovering Black History blog highlights significant contributions African Americans have made—and continue to make — to this country.
Archives specialist Netisha Currie writes about civil rights activist Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer as part of the NARA Black History Basic Training series. Currie shares Hamer’s incredible history that included African American voter registration, organizing Freedom Summer, co-founding the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and helping to establish the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971.
Governor Bill Clinton’s “Vision for America” speech at the Democratic National Committee (DNC), 7/16/1992, Clinton Library, NARA ID 18557458.
See also:
National Archives Rediscovering Black History blog
Read Hamer’s full biography here.
Fannie Lou Hamer, National Women’s History Museum
Fannie Lou Hamer and Community, Episcopal Community Services.
