Fannie+Lou+Hamer

Fannie Lou Hamer was born on October 6, 1917, in Montgomery County, Mississippi. Fannie Lou Hamer attended meetings of Regional Council of Negro Leadership, where speakers addressed self-help, civil rights, and voting rights. From1968 to 1971, Fannie Lou hamer was a member of the Democratic National Commitee for Mississippi. Her 1970 lawsuit, //Hamer v. Sunflower County,//demanded school desegregation. She ran unsuccessfully for the Mississippi state Senate in 1971, and successfully delegate to the Democratic National Conventionof 1972. Fannie LOU was also known for a signature lin she often used, "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired." She was known as a powerful speaker, and her singing voice lent another power to civil rights meetings.