Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi, to sharecroppers on Oct. 6, 1917.
Marker Will Honor Civil Rights Activist Fannie Lou Hamer
Mississippi Clarion Ledger, The Clarion-Ledger
Sat, 01/25/2020 - 1:53pm
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