Fannie Lou Hamer Street (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of West Farms Road and 172nd Street
Honoree: Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) was an African-American civil rights activist who led voting drives and co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. She became very involved with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee in 1962, when she led voting drives. In 1964 she co-founded and ran for Congress as a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, which drew national attention to their cause that year at the Democratic Convention. During her civil rights efforts, she was threatened, arrested, assaulted, and fired at. She also set up organizations to increase business opportunities for minorities and helped establish childcare and other family services. She helped establish the National Women's Political Caucus in 1971. (Salamanca, Jr.)
LL:2019/24