Funeral program for Fannie Lou Hamer

Object Details

Printed by

Unidentified

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 Irene Height, American, 1912 - 2010

Aaron Henry, American, 1922 - 1997

Rev. Lucius Walker

Ella Baker, American, 1903 - 1986

Andrew Jackson 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, 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.

Credit Line

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

March 20, 1977

Object number

2019.110

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

souvenir programs

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

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

Place used

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

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NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Second Floor, 2 050

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil Rights

Funeral customs and rites

Gospel (Music)

Politics

Religion

Social reform

The Black Church

Women

Record ID

nmaahc_2019.110

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d1600897-4f2a-49d8-9d67-34e16e1e1a7b