Fannie Lou Hamer fought for Civil Rights, and famously questioned Democrats for their commitment; 60 years later, her presence is felt at DNC.

Fannie Lou Hamer speaks to Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party sympathizers outside the Capitol in Washington, in this Sept. 17, 1965 file photo. Hamer and others used Christmas carols to ...

The testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer to the credentials committee in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was vivid and blunt.

During the Democratic National Convention a couple of months ago, you heard the name of Mississippi Civil Rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer invoked many times.

The 29th Fannie Lou Hamer Awards Reception will honor 17 local women for their civil and human rights leadership on Sept. 29 at Maryland Hall in Annapolis. Fannie Lou Hamer, 1917-1977, was an Ameri… ...

Fannie Lou Hamer, a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, testifies before the credentials committee of the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, N.J. on Aug. 22, 1964 as ...

Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye of Altamonte Springs performs as civil-rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer to encourage people to register to vote.

But Fannie Lou Hamer is someone who I greatly admire — and who she was admired by many people. I’ve talked to people who actually worked with her. She went to a snake meeting in the early ’60s, and ...

For Mary D. Watkins, activist Fannie Lou Hamer’s story is operatic ‘Is This America?’ sings of Hamer’s life and work, with performances later this month at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester ...

Fannie Lou Hamer fought for Civil Rights, and famously questioned Democrats for their commitment; 60 years later, her presence is felt at DNC.

FILE - Fannie Lou Hamer testifies before the credentials committee of the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Aug. 22, 1964, as her racially integrated group challenged ...