Created by
Matt Herron, American, 1931 - 2020
Subject of
Hamer, Fannie Lou, American, 1917 - 1977
Date
1964
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 7/16 × 6 9/16 in. (24 × 16.7 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
H x W (Mat): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Caption
Voting rights advocate, Fannie Lou Hamer, is shown picketing in front of the Forrest County Courthouse. Later, Hamer's group, the Mississippi Freedom Party, would challenge the official delegation at the 1964 Democratic Convention.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Fannie Lou Hamer carrying a sign and holding an umbrella over her head.
Place depicted
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Civil rights
Photography
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.107.8
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of Matt Herron
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5656cc3af-a0e9-4b30-b12d-0fb81d77dbeb

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