On View
CAAMA Gallery
Printed by
Unidentified
Subject of
Hamer, Fannie Lou, American, 1917 - 1977
Reverend Gort, Solomon Jr., American, 1936 - 1989
Carmichael, Stokely, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
Rev. King, Ralph Edwin Jr., American, born 1936
Height, Dorothy Irene, American, 1912 - 2010
Henry, Aaron, American, 1922 - 1997
Rev. Walker, Lucius
Baker, Ella, American, 1903 - 1986
Young, Andrew Jackson, American, born 1932
Perkins, John M., American, born 1930
Rep. Bond, Julian, American, 1940 - 2015
Harding, Vincent Ph. D., American, 1931 - 2014
Rev. Smith, Kelly Miller Sr., American, 1920 - 1984
Brooks, Owen. H, American, 1928 - 2014
Evers, Charles, American, born 1922
Honorable Thompson, Bennie, American, born 1948
Lucas, Earl S., American, born 1938
McDowell, Cleve, American, died 1997
Moore, Amzie, American, 1911 - 1982
Honorable Clark, Robert G. Jr., American, born 1928
Barnes, Thema, American
Dr. Dorsey, Lula C., American, 1938 - 2013
Dennis, Dave, American, born 1940
Thomas E. Edwards, Sr. High School, American
Freedom Farm Cooperative, American, founded 1969
National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
Date
March 20, 1977
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Description
A funeral program for Fannie Lou Hamer. The program is printed in black text on two sheets of white paper folded to create four interior pages. The front cover prominently features a black-and-white photograph of Hamer with text above and below, centered inside a thin, black frame. She is depicted from the shoulders up, facing the viewer. The text above the portrait reads [OBSEQUIES]. The text below reads, [Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer / Sunday, March 20, 1977 / FUNERAL SERVICES 2:00 P. M. / Williams Chapel Baptist Church / RULEVILLE, MISSISSIPPI / MEMORIAN SERVICE 3:30 P. M. / Ruleville Central High School]. Page one features a program of speakers and performers for Sunday, March 20, 1977 at 2:00pm. Pages two and three include a biography for Hamer, a history of her Civil Rights advocacy, her attempts to run for Congress, and her awards and degrees from various universities. Page four is a program of speakers and performers for Sunday, March 20, 1977 at 3:30pm. Printed on the inside of the back cover is a list of flowerbearers, active pallbearers, and honorary pallbearers. The list of honorary pallbearers continues on the back side of the back cover.
Place used
Ruleville, Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
souvenir programs
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Funeral customs and rites
Gospel (Music)
Politics
Religion
Social reform
The Black Church
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ms. Eddie Lee Bibbs of Cleveland, MS.
Object number
2019.110
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d1600897-4f2a-49d8-9d67-34e16e1e1a7b

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