Timeline
-Born October 6, 1917 in Montgomery County, Mississippi
-In 1944 she was granted a job due to her reading and writing skills.
-In 1945 she married a tractor driver on the plantation
-By 1963 she was a field secretary for the SNCC and had the right to vote
-In 1963 She started Delta Ministry a community development program
-In 1964 she ran for Congress but lost because the regulars disallowed he name on the ballot.
-In 1969 she founded Freedom Farms Cooperation
-In 1970 The National Council of Negro Women founded the Fannie Lou Hamer Day Care.
-In the 70's she gave numerous speeches.
-Taking her last breath, Fannie Lou Hamer died on March 17,1977 at Mound Bayou Community Hospital due to cancer.
-In 1944 she was granted a job due to her reading and writing skills.
-In 1945 she married a tractor driver on the plantation
-By 1963 she was a field secretary for the SNCC and had the right to vote
-In 1963 She started Delta Ministry a community development program
-In 1964 she ran for Congress but lost because the regulars disallowed he name on the ballot.
-In 1969 she founded Freedom Farms Cooperation
-In 1970 The National Council of Negro Women founded the Fannie Lou Hamer Day Care.
-In the 70's she gave numerous speeches.
-Taking her last breath, Fannie Lou Hamer died on March 17,1977 at Mound Bayou Community Hospital due to cancer.