✊🏿ap african american studies review

Fannie Lou Hamer

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A Black women leader in the Civil Rights movement who stressed the importance of addressing both racial and gender discrimination during the Black Freedom movement.

AP course connection

Topic 4.7: 4.7 Black Women's Leadership and Grassroots Organizing in the Civil Rights Movement

Unit 4