March 14
On March 14, 1977, Fannie Lou Hamer died at the age of 59 from breast cancer.
Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Mississippi in 1917. Hamer was an impactful civil and voting rights advocate. She co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) and was an active organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Sources
Fannie Lou Hamer – history. (n.d.). Retrieved March 1, 2023, from https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fannie-lou-hamer
Michals, E. by D. (n.d.). Biography: Fannie Lou Hamer. National Women’s History Museum. Retrieved March 1, 2023, from https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/fannie-lou-hamer
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