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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fannie Lou Hamer canonical | 23 |
| Fannie Lou Townsend | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
| birthName |
Fannie Lou Hamer
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fannie Lou Townsend
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| causeOfDeath | breast cancer ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-10-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1977-03-14 ⓘ |
| education | limited formal schooling due to sharecropping labor ⓘ |
| employer | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Hamer ⓘ |
| founded |
Freedom Farm Cooperative
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Pig Bank project in Mississippi ⓘ |
| fullName | Fannie Lou Hamer self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Fannie ⓘ |
| hasMotto | "I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired" ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizenship and Democracy ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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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American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
Civil rights movement
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| notableFor |
civil rights movement in the United States
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grassroots organizing in Mississippi ⓘ voting rights activism ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 (adopted) ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights leader
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community organizer ⓘ sharecropper ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1964 Freedom Summer campaign ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mound Bayou, Mississippi, United States ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Ruleville, Mississippi, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Perry Hamer ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biography "This Little Light of Mine: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer" ⓘ |
| wasBeaten | Winona, Mississippi jail in 1963 ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Freedom Summer
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surface form:
Freedom Summer 1964
challenging segregationist Mississippi delegation at 1964 DNC ⓘ voter registration drives in Mississippi ⓘ |
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fannie Lou Townsend
subject surface form:
Ruleville, Mississippi
Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizenship and Democracy
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honorsLegacyOf
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Fannie Lou Hamer
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subject surface form:
Montgomery County, Mississippi
subject surface form:
Montgomery County, Mississippi
subject surface form:
Victoria Gray Adams