KnowraFannie Lou HamerLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Fannie Lou Hamer, each with the reason it gives.All 11Related 11Voting Rights Act of 1965Related: Her organizing and testimony exposed the barriers the Act was designed to confront.Angela DavisRelated: Hamer and Davis represent distinct generations and strategies within Black freedom struggles.African-American historyRelated: Her testimony and organizing made the struggle for Black voting rights nationally visible.Ella BakerRelated: Hamer exemplified the grassroots leadership Baker sought to cultivate among ordinary people.Racial segregationRelated: Her work connected segregation to disenfranchisement and unequal political power.Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeRelated: Hamer’s testimony at the 1964 Democratic National Convention brought the party’s challenge to national attention.Ku Klux KlanRelated: Her organizing confronted the voter intimidation the Klan supported.Medgar EversRelated: Her later organizing carried forward the voter-registration struggle Evers had advanced.Deep SouthRelated: Her work exposed barriers to Black political participation in the region.Disfranchisement after ReconstructionRelated: Her organizing and testimony exposed the ongoing violence and barriers facing Black citizens seeking to vote.MississippiRelated: Her work exposed voter suppression and helped build the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.