The Fanny Lou Hamer Memorial Garden in Ruleville, Mississippi, is a tribute to the remarkable achievements of Fanny Lou Hamer, a prominent civil rights activist. The garden features the graves of Fanny Lou Hamer and her husband, as well as a statue and other monuments dedicated to her legacy.
Fanny Lou Hamer, known for her electrifying speeches and activism, fought against racism, injustice, and poverty until her death in 1977. The garden also houses a Mississippi Freedom Trail marker, which commemorates her courageous efforts to register to vote and her role as a delegate of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
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