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Funeral program for Fannie Lou Hamer

Date

March 20, 1977

Printed by

Subject of

Fannie Lou Hamer, American, 1917 - 1977
Reverend Solomon Gort Jr., American, 1936 - 1989
Stokely Carmichael, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
Rev. Ralph Edwin King Jr., American, born 1936
Dorothy Height, American, 1912 - 2010
Aaron Henry, American, 1922 - 1997
Rev. Lucius Walker, American, 1930 - 2010
Ella Baker, American, 1903 - 1986
Andrew Young, American, born 1932
John M. Perkins, American, born 1930
Rep. Julian Bond, American, 1940 - 2015
Vincent Harding Ph. D., American, 1931 - 2014
Rev. Kelly Miller Smith Sr., American, 1920 - 1984
Owen. H Brooks, American, 1928 - 2014
Charles Evers, American, born 1922
Honorable Bennie Thompson, American, born 1948
Earl S. Lucas, American, born 1938
Cleve McDowell, American, died 1997
Amzie Moore, American, 1911 - 1982
Honorable Robert G. Clark Jr., American, born 1928
Thema Barnes, American
Dr. Lula C. Dorsey, American, 1938 - 2013
Dave Dennis, American, born 1940
Thomas E. Edwards, Sr. High School, American
Freedom Farm Cooperative, American, founded 1969
National Council of Negro Women, American, founded 1935

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

Topic

African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Funeral customs and rites
Gospel (Music)
Politics
Religion
Social reform
The Black Church
Women

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ms. Eddie Lee Bibbs of Cleveland, MS.

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2019.110

Type

souvenir programs

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Title

Object Name • Funeral program for Fannie Lou Hamer

Record ID

nmaahc_2019.110

Museum

NMAAHC

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FUNERAL PROGRAM FOR FANNIE LOU HAMER

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Metadata Usage

CC0

Date

1970s

Name

Thompson, Bennie • Moore, Amzie • Bond, Julian • Height, Dorothy • National Council of Negro Women • Perkins, John M. • Evers, Charles • Brooks, Owen. H • Carmichael, Stokely • Lucas, Earl S. • Clark, Robert G. • McDowell, Cleve • Dorsey, Lula C. • Barnes, Thema • Dennis, Dave • King, Ralph Edwin • Harding, Vincent • Young, Andrew • Freedom Farm Cooperative • Hamer, Fannie Lou • Henry, Aaron • Baker, Ella • Thomas E. Edwards, Sr. High School • Gort, Solomon • Smith, Kelly Miller • Walker, Lucius

Place

Mississippi • Sunflower County • United States • North and Central America • Ruleville

Topic

Women • Activism • Funeral rites and ceremonies • Social reform • Religion • Gospel (Music) • The Black Church • Civil rights • Politics

Culture

African Americans

Geo Location

City • Ruleville • County • Sunflower County • State • Mississippi • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America

Type

Souvenir programs

Online Media Type

Images

Online Media Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Media

Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Rights and restrictions shown above are supplied by the Smithsonian record.

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