01 Oct What were the significant pieces of civil rights legislation?
US History since 1865
DQ1 Fannie Lou Hamer Discussion
Fannie Lou Hamer – Women Inspiring Change
Read over the following biography (Links to an external site.) of Ms. Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil and voting rights activist who lived and worked in Mississippi during the 1960’s. She was a founding member of the Freedom Democratic Party and a leader of the famous “Freedom Summer” of 1964. That same year at the Democratic Convention, Hamer spoke to the country about her experiences (Link to an external site) (Links to an external site.)in the segregated south and why it was the time for change. Read the transcript of her on-air comments and consider the following questions as you annotate and discuss with your fellow students:
What stands out from Ms. Hamer’s testimony and why?
How is Ms. Hamer’s experiences here (and from her biography) a representation of life in the Jim Crow south?
Why is Ms. Hamer’s life story and testimony at the 1964 DNC an important piece of the Black Freedom Struggle?
DQ2 Reflective Discussion
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Reflection discussions will help you to think more deeply about the materials and should improve your Untest submissions. Sit back and think about the question prompt below and then jump in and engage in conversation with your fellow students, instructor, and TA.
Prompt/Topic: What were the significant pieces of civil rights legislation?
