And Ruleville is famously the hometown of Fannie Lou Hamer. And, I mean ... and my father would be rolling over in his grave. >> What I find encouraging about your book, you deal very deeply ...

Both Kootin and Sullivan toured historical locations during the festival, including Du Bois’ gravesite, and the Du Bois Freedom ... “Like Frederick Douglass and Fannie Lou Hamer, I draw my strength ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was a civil rights activist who used singing to promote community and fight for voting rights. Hamer's life and legacy are celebrated in the new Kentucky Opera production ...

The movement was Fannie Lou Hamer, Septima Clark ... speeches and courage in the face of violence and grave injustice. While not "big C" Catholic, King and his compatriots lived out the value ...

But it is not lost on me that Harris presided over the certification ceremony just two days after voting rights activist ...

Harris presided over Monday's certification ceremony just two days after Black voting rights icon Fannie Lou ... grave,” referring to lynchings and other forms of racial violence. In June 1963 ...

Fox, Tim Gill, Jane Goodall, Fannie Lou Hamer, Earvin "Magic" Johnson ... and why some blondes are style mavens from beyond the grave. Previously, she held the role of senior digital editor ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Caitlin Cass talked about Fannie Lou Hamer's contributions to civil rights. Author Caitlin Cass talked about Fannie Lou Hamer's ...

Fannie Lou Hamer’s birthday is October 6 ... birthday celebration of the iconic civil rights leader’s life at Gravesite Pavilion, starting at 10 a.m. Want more WLBT news in your inbox?

Fannie Lou Hamer’s birthday is October 6, and in her hometown of Ruleville, on Saturday, October 5, there will be a 107th birthday celebration of the iconic civil rights leader’s life at Gravesite ...

Learn about Fannie Lou Hamer, a voting rights activist whose vision for an inclusive political future laid the groundwork for the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. By Keisha N. Blain ...

It was some 20 years ago when Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye got tired of people telling her they didn’t know who civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was. She decided to do something about it.