Asked by Chase Kelley on Sep 28, 2024
Who gained national renown in 1964 as an unseated MFDP delegate for the testimony she offered about the personal violence she suffered while trying to exercise her constitutional rights?
A) Fannie Lou Hamer
B) Victoria Gray
C) Annie Devine
D) Ella Baker
Fannie Lou Hamer
An American voting rights activist and civil rights leader who played a significant role in the struggle for voting rights and racial equality during the 1960s.
MFDP Delegate
Stands for Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Delegate, representing an alternative to the then all-white Mississippi Democratic Party at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
Constitutional Rights
Rights afforded to individuals by a constitution, often including freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
- Attain insight into the pivotal events and key characters of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Acquire knowledge about the influence of gender and the involvement of women within the civil rights movement.
Learning Objectives
- Attain insight into the pivotal events and key characters of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Acquire knowledge about the influence of gender and the involvement of women within the civil rights movement.