Tag Archives: Fannie Lou Hamer

Fannie Lou Hamer, October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977 (video)

Posted on November 5, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Fannie Lou Hamer, born Fannie Lou Townsend on October 6, 1917 and passed on March 14, 1977. She was an American voting rights activist and civil rights leader.

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Harlemite Gil Noble Passes

Posted on April 5, 2012 by | 5 Comments

Gil Noble ( February 22, 1932- April 5, 2012) was  an American television reporter and interviewer born in Harlem, NY. Continue reading →

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Remembering the Legacy of Civil Rights Leader Fannie Lou Hamer; Walter Mosley on Marginalization in Literature

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Harlem Arts Alliance Presents:  On the “A” w/Souleo

I’m envious of civil rights leader, Fannie Lou Hamer. After all, if the only thing she ever did was utter the words, “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired,” she would still have a place in history. Continue reading →

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