- Collection:
- FBI Freedom of Information Act Collection
- Title:
- Fannie Lou Hamer
- Creator:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Date of Original:
- 1963
- Subject:
- Governmental investigations--United States
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
African American civil rights workers--Mississippi
Civil rights workers--Mississippi
African American women--Mississippi
Women social reformers--Mississippi
Intimidation
Arrest--Mississippi
Civil rights movements--Mississippi
Police misconduct--Mississippi - People:
- Hamer, Fannie Lou
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036 - Medium:
- federal government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) was a voting rights activist and civil rights leader. In June 1963, she and several other voting rights activists were arrested at a Mississippi bus station. This release concerns the FBI's investigation into possible civil rights violations relating to that arrest.
- Metadata URL:
- http://vault.fbi.gov/fannie-lou-hammer
- Extent:
- 4 files (554 p.)
- Contributing Institution:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Rights: