Fannie Lou Hamer
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Fannie Lou Hamer was an American voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and leader of the civil rights movement. She was the vice-chair of the Freedom Democratic Party, which she rep
A sign honoring Fannie Lou Hamer for her work in Ruleville, Mississippi
Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Garden in Ruleville, Mississippi
Jamie Whitten
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Jamie Lloyd Whitten was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented his native state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He wa
Fannie Lou Hamer
…of disenfranchised people in her area through her work in programs such as the Freedom Farm Cooperative. She ran for the U.S. House in 1964, losing to Jamie Whitten, and she ran for the Mississippi State Senate in 1971. In 1970, she led legal action against the government of Sunflower County, Mississippi, for…
Whitten in 1961
1983 portrait of Whitten