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On October 6 1917 Fannie Lou Hammer was born
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Fannie grew up working as a slave on a plantation. All of ther family members were slaves.
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In 1944 she married her husband which was also a slave Perry Hammer
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In 1962 Fannie went to her first protesting meeting
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On August 31 1962 Fannie and 17 others went to a court hose in Idaho to accomplish voting.
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During that event Fannie got kicked of her plantation because she tried to vote Fannie spoke " That was one of the best moments of my life"
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In 1963 Fannie was severely injured because she tried to vote. She suffered from bruises, scratches, and even kidney damage
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Fannie was dingoes with breast canser. During this hard time she still began to fight for her rights.
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Sadly on March 14 1977 she passed away in Mound Bayou Mississippi hospital.
