Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi on October 6 1917. Fannie Lou was one of fourteen and life was hard for her and her family. When she was a child, she was unable to go school at certain times because she had to work in the fields helping her family pick cotton. She was only able to go in the winter until March. When Fannie Lou was older she worked on getting African Americans the right to vote in the early 1960’s. Though women had be given the vote nearly 40 years before and all men could vote, this did not included African Americans to many people. Many in the South would make it impossible for them by giving them tasks such as counting a jar of jellybeans or a poll tax that no one could afford. Fannie Lou was not deterred by this and soldered on. She was arrested and beaten yet she never gave up. She ran for Congress in 1964 and saw the Voting Rights Act pass in 1965. This act made it illegal for stopping anyone from voting. Fannie Lou Hamer worked for civil rights for the rest of her life.
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Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi on October 6 1917. Fannie Lou was one of fourteen and life was hard for her and her family. When she was a child, she was unable to go school at certain times because she had to work in the fields helping her family pick cotton. She was only able to go in the winter until March. When Fannie Lou was older she worked on getting African Americans the right to vote in the early 1960’s. Though women had be given the vote nearly 40 years before and all men could vote, this did not included African Americans to many people. Many in the South would make it impossible for them by giving them tasks such as counting a jar of jellybeans or a poll tax that no one could afford. Fannie Lou was not deterred by this and soldered on. She was arrested and beaten yet she never gave up. She ran for Congress in 1964 and saw the Voting Rights Act pass in 1965. This act made it illegal for stopping anyone from voting. Fannie Lou Hamer worked for civil rights for the rest of her life.
Go to the link found in the discussion page to learn more about Fannie Lou Hammer.