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2. What do you know about Fannie Lou Hamer?

3. What do you know about Fannie Lou Hamer?

6. 1
Pennsylvania Voter Registration Application Use black ink
Print your name
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If you answer “No” to
either question, you cannot
register to vote.
2
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and used if information is
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or a permanent residence, or are a
student, see the instructions.
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this form t n.ih.i s own handwri t Lng in the presence of the regis t r-ar arid
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1. Wri.te the date ~f this appl:ication: __~. ,. _
2. Alha t is your full name? "
3. state your age and date of birth:
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4. What is your ~ccupation?
5. Where is y~ur business carried on?
6. By whom are yeu employed?
7. Are you a citizwn of the United states and an inhabitant of Missis-
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8. For how lon~ have you resided in Mississippi?
9. Where is your place of residence, in the District?_. _
10. Speeify the date when such residence bega n ,
11. state-your p~ior pla~e~f residence~ if any:
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4. If under 21 years at present~ but 21
ye~Ts by date of genelal election
13" Tf'; there is mere than e-ne person of your same name in the precinct,
by what name do you 6ish to b2 called?
14~ Have Y)U ever been c onvLct ed of any ()f the fnl10wing c r-Lmes : h:r'ibc-;:;''''J.
t.hef t , a r scn , Obtaining money (:.rgoods--under·i-'alse pr",;"cEmses,-.perjury,
forgery, embezzlement, 01' bigamy? _'~_.'"
15. If y~ur answer to Qe.estion 14 is "yesll
, name the crim0 or crimes of
.which you have been convicted; and the date and place of such convic-~ ¥. 0_' •• _ ••••
tio:q cr qonY.~Gti?n2c:
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16. Are y~u a minister of the goape L in charge of an or-garrLz.e d cl.ur-ch J
or the wife of such a minister?
17. If your answer to Question 16 is "yes" J sta te tne lengtll of your
:res.idence ~i.n _the..election d.istl':Lct~.

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sissippi and House Bill No. 95, approved r1arch 24J 1955; the applicant
for registration, if not physically disabledJ is required to fill iT:!
this form t n.ih.i s own handwri t Lng in the presence of the regis t r-ar arid
wi)choutas$2.stance or suggesticm of' any other pft'-rson ~r~rnernprandum.). ." . . . ( '. .
1. Wri.te the date ~f this appl:ication: __~. ,. _
2. Alha t is your full name? "
3. state your age and date of birth:
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4. What is your ~ccupation?
5. Where is y~ur business carried on?
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10. Speeify the date when such residence bega n ,
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12. e::18clc whl cb 08 th .ycu des ire to t.ako.: 1. General 2. Minister's
4. If under 21 years at present~ but 21
ye~Ts by date of genelal election
13" Tf'; there is mere than e-ne person of your same name in the precinct,
by what name do you 6ish to b2 called?
14~ Have Y)U ever been c onvLct ed of any ()f the fnl10wing c r-Lmes : h:r'ibc-;:;''''J.
t.hef t , a r scn , Obtaining money (:.rgoods--under·i-'alse pr",;"cEmses,-.perjury,
forgery, embezzlement, 01' bigamy? _'~_.'"
15. If y~ur answer to Qe.estion 14 is "yesll
, name the crim0 or crimes of
.which you have been convicted; and the date and place of such convic-~ ¥. 0_' •• _ ••••
tio:q cr qonY.~Gti?n2c:
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16. Are y~u a minister of the goape L in charge of an or-garrLz.e d cl.ur-ch J
or the wife of such a minister?
17. If your answer to Question 16 is "yes" J sta te tne lengtll of your
:res.idence ~i.n _the..election d.istl':Lct~.

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sissippi and House Bill No. 95, approved r1arch 24J 1955; the applicant
for registration, if not physically disabledJ is required to fill iT:!
this form t n.ih.i s own handwri t Lng in the presence of the regis t r-ar arid
wi)choutas$2.stance or suggesticm of' any other pft'-rson ~r~rnernprandum.). ." . . . ( '. .
1. Wri.te the date ~f this appl:ication: __~. ,. _
2. Alha t is your full name? "
3. state your age and date of birth:
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4. What is your ~ccupation?
5. Where is y~ur business carried on?
6. By whom are yeu employed?
7. Are you a citizwn of the United states and an inhabitant of Missis-
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10. Speeify the date when such residence bega n ,
11. state-your p~ior pla~e~f residence~ if any:
12. e::18clc whl cb 08 th .ycu des ire to t.ako.: 1. General 2. Minister's
4. If under 21 years at present~ but 21
ye~Ts by date of genelal election
13" Tf'; there is mere than e-ne person of your same name in the precinct,
by what name do you 6ish to b2 called?
14~ Have Y)U ever been c onvLct ed of any ()f the fnl10wing c r-Lmes : h:r'ibc-;:;''''J.
t.hef t , a r scn , Obtaining money (:.rgoods--under·i-'alse pr",;"cEmses,-.perjury,
forgery, embezzlement, 01' bigamy? _'~_.'"
15. If y~ur answer to Qe.estion 14 is "yesll
, name the crim0 or crimes of
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16. Are y~u a minister of the goape L in charge of an or-garrLz.e d cl.ur-ch J
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sissippi and House Bill No. 95, approved r1arch 24J 1955; the applicant
for registration, if not physically disabledJ is required to fill iT:!
this form t n.ih.i s own handwri t Lng in the presence of the regis t r-ar arid
wi)choutas$2.stance or suggesticm of' any other pft'-rson ~r~rnernprandum.). ." . . . ( '. .
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4. What is your ~ccupation?
5. Where is y~ur business carried on?
6. By whom are yeu employed?
7. Are you a citizwn of the United states and an inhabitant of Missis-
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10. Speeify the date when such residence bega n ,
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12. e::18clc whl cb 08 th .ycu des ire to t.ako.: 1. General 2. Minister's
4. If under 21 years at present~ but 21
ye~Ts by date of genelal election
13" Tf'; there is mere than e-ne person of your same name in the precinct,
by what name do you 6ish to b2 called?
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t.hef t , a r scn , Obtaining money (:.rgoods--under·i-'alse pr",;"cEmses,-.perjury,
forgery, embezzlement, 01' bigamy? _'~_.'"
15. If y~ur answer to Qe.estion 14 is "yesll
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13. Mississippi Voter Registration,
1965

14. Mississippi Voter Registration,
1965

15. Mississippi Voter Registration,
1965

16. Why did some states create difficult
voting registration forms?

19. This is not right

20. We want to register, tobecome first-class citizens.

21. End of slavery: 1865

22. End of slavery: 1865
Date of voter form: 1955

24. The police hurt Fannie Lou Hamer because she wanted to change bad laws

25. The police hurt Fannie Lou Hamer because she wanted to change bad laws

26. The police hurt Fannie Lou Hamer because she wanted to change bad laws

27. The police hurt Fannie Lou Hamer because she wanted to change bad laws,
but she never gave up.

33. Fannie Lou Hamer was born October 6, 1917 in Montgomery County, Mississippi.

34. Fannie Lou Hamer was born October 6, 1917 in Montgomery County, Mississippi.

36. Fannie Lou Hamer was born October 6, 1917 in Montgomery County, Mississippi.
Twenty children were in her family. Fannie Lou was the youngest.

37. Her parents, Lou Ella and James Townsend, were farmers.

48. Her parents were like other poor farmers.
They were sharecroppers.

49. Her parents were like other poor farmers.
They were sharecroppers.
Sharecroppers were farmers who were too poor to buy land.

50. Her parents were like other poor farmers.
They were sharecroppers.
Sharecroppers were farmers who were too poor to buy land.
Sharecroppers got land and farm tools from rich farmers.

51. The family were sharecroppers.
Sharecroppers were farmers who were too poor to buy land.
Sharecroppers got land and farm tools from rich farmers.
After growing and selling food and cotton

52. The family were sharecroppers.
Sharecroppers were farmers who were too poor to buy land.
Sharecroppers got land and farm tools from rich farmers.
After growing and selling food and cotton, sharecroppers
shared half of the money with the landowners.

53. The family were sharecroppers.
Sharecroppers were farmers who were too poor to buy land.
Sharecroppers got land and farm tools from rich farmers.
After growing and selling food and cotton, sharecroppers
shared half of the money with the landowners.
Sharecroppers stayed poor because many times,
landowners said they owed extra money.

54. Her family was poor. When she became six, Fannie Lou worked picking cotton.

55. Fannie Lou was a bible expert.
She loved singing, reading and going to school.

56. Fannie Lou was a bible expert.
She loved singing, reading and going to school.
During cotton picking time, schools for African American children were closed.

57. She had to leave school when she was 12 to earn money for her family doing
farm work.

58. She had to leave school when she was 12 to earn money for her family doing
farm work. As a teenager, she could pick 300 pounds of cotton in one day.
300 pounds

59. Fannie Lou married Perry Hamer.
His friends called him 'Pap.'

60. The Hamers adopted
children.

61. Pap Hamer drove a tractor on a farm.

63. Fannie Lou earned money at the same farm.
She had good skills in reading and math, so she worked in the farm office for 18 years.

64. When she registered to vote,

65. When she registered to vote,
she failed the test.

66. When she registered to vote,
she failed the test. Then, she was fired.

67. When she registered to vote,
she failed the test. Then, she was fired.

68. She hid from people trying to hurt her
because she tried to register to vote.

69. Sometimes, it seems like to tell the
truth today is to run the risk of
being killed. But if I fall, I'll fall five
feet four inches forward in the fight
for freedom, I'm not backing off.

70. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Fannie Lou Hamer heard about college students who were activists called SNCC.

71. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC students worked to change unfair laws about segregation

72. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC students worked to change unfair laws about segregation

73. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

74. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

75. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

77. Fannie Lou Hamer led a "Freedom Day" march for voting rights in Mississippi.

78. Fannie Lou Hamer led a "Freedom Day" march for voting rights in Mississippi.

79. She marched

80. She marched and sang,

81. She marched and sang, inspiring other people to protest unfair laws.

82. When Fannie Lou and SNCC workers registered African American voters,
they were arrested for no reason.

85. Police beat Fannie Lou Hamer. They hurt her kidney and made her partly blind.

87. Fannie Lou Hamer started a political group, the Freedom Democratic Party. d to
Democratic Party to agree to changing unfair voting laws.

88. Fannie Lou Hamer started a political group, the Freedom Democratic Party.
Freedom
Democratic
Party

89. Fannie Lou Hamer started a political group, the Freedom Democratic Party.
In 1964, the FDP went to the national Democratic convention.
Freedom
Democratic
Party

90. Fannie Lou Hamer started a political group, the Freedom Democratic Party.
In 1964, the FDP went to the national Democratic convention.
The FDP wanted all Democrats to help change unfair voting laws.
Freedom
Democratic
Party

92. Fannie Lou Hamer and SNCC leader Bob Moses at the Democratic convention.

93. Some Democrats did not want the FDP to
participate.

94. President Johnson tried stopping Fannie Lou Hamer. He was afraid white
Mississippi leaders would not support him to win the Presidential election.

95. Fannie Lou Hamer talked anyway.

96. We want to register, tobecome first-class citizens.
If the Freedom Democratic Party is not seated now, I question America.
Is this America, the land of the free and the home of the brave?
She told her story about white
police officers in Mississippi
arresting and beating her
because she helped African
American voters.

97. ?

98. Fannie Lou Hamer's speech about voting fairness
was on television news. She became famous.
We want to register, tobecome first-class citizens.

99. Hamer and other activists traveled to Washington. They convinced leaders in
Congress to protect African Americans' voting rights with new laws.

100. They were successful.

101. They were successful.

102. They were successful.

103. They were successful.

104. They were successful.

105. They were successful. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into
law August 6, 1965. It stopped unfair voting rules.

106. President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act in 1965.

107. Mississippi Voter Registration,
1964

108. Mississippi Voter Registration,
1965

109. At age 47, Fannie Lou Hamer voted for the first time in 1964.
That year, she tried to win a seat in Congress.

110. At age 47, Fannie Lou Hamer voted for the first time in 1964.
That year, she tried to win a seat in Congress.
The first time I voted,
I voted for myself.

111. In 1968, Fannie Lou Hamer returned to the National Democratic Convention.
She protested America's involvement in the Viet Nam war.
She was the first African American and first woman to represent Mississippi.

112. In 1968, Fannie Lou Hamer returned to the National Democratic Convention.
She protested America's involvement in the Viet Nam war.
She was the first African American and first woman to represent Mississippi.

113. Because of her civil rights work, Tougaloo College in Mississippi honored Fannie
Lou Hamer by giving her an honorary diploma.

114. She tried to win political office again.
She worked for equal rights for women.

115. Fannie Lou was only 59 when she died in 1977.

116. When he was a young man, Charles McLaurin worked with Fannie Lou Hamer.
He told me his story.

117. When he was a young man, Charles McLaurin worked Fannie Lou Hamer.
He told me his story about her.