By the time civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer delivered a speech at the 1971 founding meeting of the National Women’s Political Caucus, she was a nationally recognized leader in the movement for Black voting rights. In the tradition of Black feminist thought, as reflected in the earlier abolition movement, Hamer fused a desire to eradicate both racism and sexism in American society.
By the time civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer delivered a speech at the 1971 founding meeting of the National Women’s Political Caucus, she was a nationally recognized leader in the movement for Black voting rights. In the tradition of Black feminist thought, as reflected in the earlier abolition movement, Hamer fused a desire to eradicate both racism and sexism in American society.
