Fannie Lou Hamer 99th Birthday Celebration – Ruleville, Mississippi

On Thursday, October 6, 2016, the Hamer Institute will partner with the Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Garden and Museum Foundation in celebrating the 99^th birthday of Fannie Lou Hamer in Ruleville, MS. Fannie Lou Hamer was a civil rights leader who was born and raised in Mississippi and was instrumental in forming the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and leading the MFDP delegates to challenge the all-white Mississippi delegation at the 1964 National Convention held in Atlantic City.  In recognition of this great civil rights icon, the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO will begin celebrating and commemorating the centennial of Fannie Lou Hamer through a series of programming and exhibitions beginning in January 2017. Please stay tuned…