Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes

A collection of quotes by Fannie Lou Hamer.

Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) was an influential African-American civil rights activist and philanthropist. Born into a sharecropping family in rural Mississippi, she became an active member of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Hamer played a pivotal role in organizing voter registration drives and was a founding member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Her powerful speeches and fearless advocacy for voting rights earned her national recognition and she continued her activism until her death. Fannie Lou Hamer's legacy as a fighter for social justice and equality remains an inspiration to this day.