Snowy Greetings YP’s!
I apologize for the Friday Delay…This Winter storm in Jersey is pushing back my progress…No worries I have a double dose of Great African-Americans for ya! You can never have too much knowledge right? I present Fannie Lou Hamer and Matthew Alexander Henson..Fannie Lou Hamer was born October 6, 1917 in the Mississippi Delta. Inspired by the fighting spirit of her mother, Fannie Lou Hamer became widely known as the “Spirit” of the Civil Rights movement. In the early 1960′s a Black man or woman could lose their life trying to register to vote in some towns in Mississippi. But even at the risk of her life, Fannie Lou Hamer registered to vote. Because she encouraged others to do so, Fannie Lou Hamer was evicted from the farm where she lived and her husband was fired. Although neither her husband nor Fannie Lou could find work, they continued to organize people to register to vote. She helped found the [click to continue…]
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