The political efforts of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer are a case in point. Sixty years ago this Aug. 22, Hamer delivered an electrifying speech at the Democratic National Convention in ...
Almost 60 years ago, Fannie Lou Hamer took the podium at the Democratic National Convention and made a speech that challenged the party for its failure to support Black Americans' right to vote.
The testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer to the credentials committee in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was vivid and blunt. She described how she was fired from her plantation job in retaliation for trying ...
The testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer to the credentials committee in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was vivid and blunt. She described how she was fired from her plantation job in retaliation for trying ...
A member of the WOWT staff since 1990, Roger Hamer has covered everything from National Championship games to presidential visits. A life-long resident of the Omaha area, Hamer is a Producer ...
The 2024 Democratic National Convention comes 60 years after Fannie Lou Hamer's famed "Is this America" speech at the 1964 DNC. The 2024 Democratic National Convention is seeing the country unite ...
The testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer to the DNC credentials committee in Atlantic City, New Jersey 60 years ago was vivid and blunt. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting ...
Fannie Lou Hamer Rattled the Democratic Convention With Her 'Is This America?' Speech 60 Years Ago JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats' presidential ...