Hamer, Fannie Lou

Authoritative Name:
Hamer, Fannie Lou
Biography:
African American civil rights activist and former sharecropper, Fannie Lou Hamer, was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi on October 6, 1917 and died March 14, 1977. She was instrumental in starting Delta Ministry in 1963. In 1964, she was part of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's delegation to Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City. In 1969, she founded and presided over the Freedom Farms Corporation. She continued her political involvement by serving as a member of the policy council of National Women's Political Caucus in 1971 and as a 1976 member of State Executive Committee of the United Democratic Party of Mississippi, District II.
Associated Subjects:
Hamer, Fannie Lou
Hamer, Fannie Lou--Influence
Hamer, Fannie Lou--Interviews
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Assorted organizations, reports and bulletins, 1964-1971

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Delta Ministry of Mississippi
Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity
Mississippi Council on Human Relations
Virginia Council on Human Relations
Southern Regional Council
Penn Community Services
Date of Original:
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Delta Ministry, printed materials, 1966, 1972

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Delta Ministry
Brooks, Owen H.
Date of Original:
1966
1972
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Euvester Simpson oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Jackson, Mississippi, 2013-03-12

Creator:
Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Date of Original:
2013-03-12
Collection:
Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
American Folklife Center

Dorothy Cotton : Video Interview

Creator:
Cotton, Dorothy
Young, Andrew
Date of Original:
1900/2022
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Dorothy Cotton : Video Interview

Creator:
Cotton, Dorothy
Young, Andrew
Date of Original:
1900/2022
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Fannie Lou Hamer

Creator:
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:
1963
Collection:
FBI Freedom of Information Act Collection
Contributing Institution:
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Allen--Freedom School mimeo materials 1963-64 (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Archives Main Stacks, M85-013, Folder 1)

Creator:
Allen, Pamela, P., 1943-
Date of Original:
1967/1974
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Allen--Newspaper and magazine clippings, newsletters and reports, and 1964 correspondence (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Z: Accessions, M85-587, Folder 2)

Creator:
Allen, Pamela P., 1943-
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Allen--Newspaper and magazine clippings, newsletters and reports, and 1964 correspondence (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Z: Accessions, M85-587, Folder 3)

Creator:
Allen, Pamela P., 1943-
Date of Original:
1967/1974
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Becker--Mississippi Freedom Summer Project - General papers, 1964-1965 (Norma Becker papers, 1961-1975; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 817, Reel 1)

Creator:
Becker, Norma
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Beech-- Council of Federated Organizations, 1964-1966 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 4, Folder 5)

Creator:
Beech, Robert, 1935-2008
Date of Original:
1963/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Beech--Ministers' Project volunteers' reports, August 20-December, 1964 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 6, Folder 7)

Creator:
Beech, Robert, 1935-2008
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
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A Rust College student at the Freedom House in Holly Springs, Mississippi; undated

Date of Original:
1964-01-01
Collection:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

Benton County freedom train; December 13, 1964

Creator:
Ayers, Beulah Mae
Date of Original:
1964-12-13
Collection:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

Cover letter by Fannie Lou Hamer and Challenge of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; [1964]

Creator:
Hamer, Fannie Lou
Date of Original:
1964-01-01
Collection:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

Dr. Erwin D. Zeman and Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer

Date of Original:
1964-09-01
Collection:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

Fact sheet on Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's statutory challenge and contest of Mississippi's 5 seats in the House of Representatives served Dec. 4, 1964; December 1964

Date of Original:
1964-12-12
Collection:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

Freedom candidates of Mississippi; April 12, 1964

Creator:
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Date of Original:
1964-04-12
Collection:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
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Andrew Young, Martin Luther King, Jr., Fannie Lou Hamer, and others, participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1966-06
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Andrew Young, Martin Luther King, Jr., Fannie Lou Hamer, and others, participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1966-06
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Fannie Lou Hamer and others, crossing a bridge during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1966-06
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Fannie Lou Hamer and others, participating in the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1966-06
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Fannie Lou Hamer and others, participating in the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1966-06
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Fannie Lou Hamer and others, participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1966-06
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History
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Oral history interview with Fannie Lou Hamer, Negro, woman, FDP: member of ex com., 0491, Ruleville, Mississippi

Creator:
KZSU (Radio station : Stanford, Calif.) 
Stanford University. Institute of American History
KZSU Project South Interviews (SC0066)
Date of Original:
1965
Collection:
KZSU Project South Interviews
Contributing Institution:
Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections

Oral history with Fannie Lou Hamer

Creator:
Hamer, Fannie Lou
McMillen, Neil R., 1939-
Date of Original:
1972-1973
Collection:
Oral History
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage

Kick-Off Rally for Mrs. Thelma Barnes

Date of Original:
1968
Collection:
Print Culture of the Civil Rights Movement, 1950-1980
Contributing Institution:
Amistad Research Center

We Have to Fight These Battles Together

Creator:
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Date of Original:
1968
Collection:
Print Culture of the Civil Rights Movement, 1950-1980
Contributing Institution:
Amistad Research Center
Educator Resources:

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