Why civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was 'sick and tired of being sick and tired'
Fannie Lou Hamer became one of the most respected civil rights leaders during the 1960s in part because of her resistance to racist voting laws in Mississippi.
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Fannie Lou Hamer became one of the most respected civil rights leaders during the 1960s in part because of her resistance to racist voting laws in Mississippi.
New Evidence Unveiled In Malcolm X Assassination Case
On this day in 1965, African American nationalist and religious leader Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City.
Malcolm X praised Mau Mau and argued that White America would never voluntarily give Black Americans freedom unless they were forced to do so.
On this day in 1965, African American nationalist and religious leader Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City.