One hundred six years ago this week, Fannie Lou Hamer was born in rural Mississippi. Though she spent less than 60 years on this earth before her death in 1977, she left a legacy that will last for years to come. Many people remember Hamer for her testimony at the 1964 Democratic National Convention (DNC). Speaking as a delegate of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) to protest the…

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