Talk:Fannie Lou Hamer

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message: There's a "citation needed" tag on the sentence about Mississippi and forced sterilization. Here's a source for that:
Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement by Jennifer Nelson, NYU Press, 2003. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Geeklizzard (talk • contribs) 06:58, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  And another source 

message: The article states that "[w]ithout her knowledge or consent, she was sterilized in 1961 by a white doctor as a part of the state of Mississippi's plan to reduce the number of poor blacks in the state."
This is patently absurd on its face. If Fannie Lou was born in 1917, then she was 43 or 44 in 1961, and it is absolutely pointless to sterlize a woman in her early 40's with the idea that the procedure is going to reduce the number of poor blacks in the state. By then, it is way too late. The source that is cited seems to be concerned with the ability to obtain an abortion, not with the ability to have a child. Does the cited source actually state that Fannie Lou was sterlized in her 40's? If it does, an appropriate quotation, along with the page number, should be included within the citation.
I also think that the "grandchild of a slave" designation is getting a little tiresome. If it is true, and can be supported by a citation to a reliable source, then fine, but it does not make Fannie Lou special. Most diligent and hardworking people are able to overcome the economic and political shortcomings of their grandparents. For example, I am white. My maternal grandparents were peasants in Ukraine. My paternal grandparents were sharecroppers in Kentucky and Tennessee. My paternal grandfather used to work two days on the road so that he could earn the $1.00 he needed to pay the poll tax, which was a prerequisite for voting in those days. His grandson (me) is a lawyer admitted to practice in three states.
John Paul Parks (talk) 05:29, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Forced Sterilization 

message: Is there any info on who her parents were and her childhood?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.119.179.21 (talk) 08:18, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Early life 

message: There happens to be a Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School in the background of this image in the South Bronx. Why isn't this listed? ---------User:DanTD (talk)  00:01, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other tributes 

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message: The article refer to Hamer as a "philanthropist", but does not describe any philanthropic acts. Anybody care to insert specifics? Isaac Rabinovitch (talk) 06:13, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Philanthropy? 

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message: The recently added image to the infobox looks, well, unfortunate. It shows Hamer in a bad light, so I've reverted. I much prefer the earlier photo, which was a fairly neutral shot of her in mid-campaign, which illustrates her life well. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 13:38, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I should probably renominate that image soon for FP. Still think it deserves it.  Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.8% of all FPs 15:00, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: , I think you should link to a YouTube video like this one in your nomination. People don't seem to understand why this photo is historically significant and that a photo of another day will not do. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 15:16, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
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message: So, this article doesn't have any information -- other the section headline -- about her run for Congress.  It was apparently quite a seminal event in American politics.  There's a useful summary of it here:  https://www.democracydocket.com/2021/05/how-fannie-lou-hamer-created-a-tool-to-fight-voter-suppression-today/  Karichisholm (talk) 21:32, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  FLH's Run for Congress