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Girl Trek Celebrating Fannie Lou Hamer’s 100 Birthday By Hosting 100 National Walks Oct 6th

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Girl Trek Celebrating Fannie Lou Hamer’s 100 Birthday By Hosting 100 National Walks Oct 6th

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Civil Rights activist and grass roots hero Fannie Lou Hamer would have turned 100 years old this October 6.  GirlTrek, the largest national public health nonprofit and movement for Black women and girls, is celebrating her legacy by hosting 100 national walks.

Known for her courage on the frontlines of the American Civil Rights Movement, Hamer stunned the world with her electrifying account of brutal attacks and local terror in the Jim Crow South. She stood strong, demanding the attention of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson by leading an unparalleled grassroots campaign and political party in Mississippi that delivered over 60,000 votes. Fannie Lou Hamer is responsible for helping secure the 1965 Voting Rights Act and changing the…

Please read original article Girl Trek Celebrating Fannie Lou Hamer’s 100 Birthday By Hosting 100 National Walks Oct 6th posted on Healthy Black Girls on 26 September 2017 | 2:55 pm —

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