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Born on Oct. 6, 1917, Fannie Lou Townsend was the youngest of 20 children, six girls and 14 boys, born to James and Lou Ella Townsend. The names of some of those children are: Colysee, Arnold, Luther, Belle, Joe, Allen, Theodore, Jimella, Mary, Ben Mosley, Elizabeth, Frank Noah, Neoma, Laura, Maebel, Perline and Fannie Lou.
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Hamer was unable to have children after a Mississippi doctor...
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Early life, family, and education. Hamer was born as Fannie Lou Townsend on October 6, 1917, in Montgomery County, Mississippi. She was the last of the 20 children of Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend. [3] In 1919, the Townsends moved to Ruleville, Mississippi, to work as sharecroppers on W. D. Marlow's plantation. [4] .
Apr 2, 2014 · Fannie Lou Hamer was the youngest of 20 children. Fannie Lou Hamer was unable to have children after having a surgery to remove a tumor, and being given a hysterectomy without her consent.
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Hamer was born on October 6, 1917 in Montgomery County, Mississippi, the 20th and last child of sharecroppers Lou Ella and James Townsend. She grew up in poverty, and at age six Hamer joined her family picking cotton. By age 12, she left school to work.
Oct 17, 2019 · Hamer was unable to have children after a Mississippi doctor performed a hysterectomy, while removing a tumor, without her knowledge or consent. Longing for children of their own, the Hamers adopted all four girls as infants, including a fourth, Vergie Ree.
Mar 10, 2023 · Fannie Lou Hamer's daughter will share stories of the civil rights icon's trials and triumphs at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle.
Nov 9, 2009 · Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) was a civil rights activist whose passionate depiction of her own suffering in a racist society helped focus attention on the plight of African Americans...
