Fannie Lou Hamer, Button.
Item
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Title
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Fannie Lou Hamer, Button.
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Date
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unknown
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Creator
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unknown
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Description
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A red and black button with a picture of Fannie Lou Hamer and her name in print. Ms. Hamer was a renowned leader in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement. She worked with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to organize Freedom Summer in 1964 and was also vice-chair of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Civil Rights Movement
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Activism
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Additional Subject
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Fashion
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Type
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Three-Dimensional Object
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Measurements
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2.25 in
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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mwchcac.ar.2022.faj.button0007
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.JSU.0611
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Rights
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All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director.
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Contributing Institution
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Jackson State University
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Collection
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The Black Panther Party Archives of Frankye Adams-Johnson