Fannie Lou Hamer
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Fannie Lou Hamer was a prominent American civil rights leader and voting rights activist known for her powerful grassroots organizing in Mississippi and her role in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
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| instanceOf |
American political activist
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civil rights activist → human → voting rights activist → |
| advocatedFor |
Black political representation
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economic justice → women’s rights → |
| arrestedFor |
attempting to register to vote in Mississippi
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| birthName |
Fannie Lou Townsend
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| causeOfDeath |
breast cancer
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| coFounderOf |
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1917-10-06
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| dateOfDeath |
1977-03-14
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| education |
limited formal schooling due to sharecropping labor
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| employer |
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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| ethnicGroup |
African American
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| familyName |
Hamer
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| founded |
Freedom Farm Cooperative
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Pig Bank project in Mississippi → |
| fullName |
Fannie Lou Hamer
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| givenName |
Fannie
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| hasMotto |
"I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired"
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| honoredBy |
Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizenship and Democracy
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| knownFor |
phrase "I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired"
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testimony at the 1964 Democratic National Convention → |
| marriageStart |
1944
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| memberOf |
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee → |
| movement |
Black freedom struggle in the United States
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Civil rights movement → |
| notableFor |
civil rights movement in the United States
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grassroots organizing in Mississippi → voting rights activism → |
| numberOfChildren |
2 (adopted)
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| occupation |
civil rights leader
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community organizer → sharecropper → |
| participatedIn |
1964 Freedom Summer campaign
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| placeOfBirth |
Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Mound Bayou, Mississippi, United States
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| politicalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
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| religion |
Baptist
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| residence |
Ruleville, Mississippi, United States
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| spouse |
Perry Hamer
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| subjectOf |
biography "This Little Light of Mine: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer"
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| wasBeaten |
Winona, Mississippi jail in 1963
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| workedOn |
Freedom Summer 1964
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challenging segregationist Mississippi delegation at 1964 DNC → voter registration drives in Mississippi → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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American civil rights movement
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Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party → |
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American South (mid-20th century civil rights era)
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associatedWithPerson |
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Fannie Lou Hamer
("Fannie Lou Townsend")
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birthName |
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Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
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commemorates |
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Fannie Lou Hamer
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fullName |
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Fannie
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hasNotableBearer |
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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keyPerson |
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June Jordan
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notableWork |