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Fannie Lou Hamer's America | Registering to Vote
For Fannie Lou Hamer, registering to vote in Mississippi meant being a first-class citizen in the U.S. But in doing so, her life and livelihood were threatened. Intimidation and violence were not new to Mrs. Hamer, and they would continue to follow her as an activist and as a Black woman.
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