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Fannie Lou Hamer
Songs My Mother Taught Me
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
2015 (recorded 1963)
Fannie Lou Hamer — The Fight for Suffrage Continues
Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977) was a strong advocate for voting rights and women’s rights, as well as a talented singer. She cofounded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, sang for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and pushed for the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act, which helped to clarify the bounds of the constitutional right to vote. |