M S. Abbott

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Description

In this newspaper article, Abbott described the main themes in Fanny Lou Hamer's speech. Growing up in Sunflower County, working as a sharecropper, and voter intimidation are all aspects of Hamer's background and her decision to become an activist.

Publication Date

1-10-1969

Publisher

The Reflector

Time Period

1960-1969

Subjects

College students, Black; Mississippi--Race relations; Civil rights movements—Mississippi—History—20th century

Keywords

Civil Rights, Jim Crow, Voting, Activism, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

Geographic Location

Starkville (Miss.); Mississippi State (Miss.)

Comments

This collection contains offensive or discriminatory content.

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Newspaper clipping

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_VA_1969-01-10_Reflector_Vol80_Hamer-Calls-Change_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, University Archives.

Repository

University Archives

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

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Newspaper article, Hamer Calls for Mississippi Change, January 10, 1969

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