The unveiling of a new historical marker in Winona to honor Fannie Lou Hamer kicked off four days of events meant to remember the violence at the jail and commemorate Hamer and the voting rights activists.
‘It goes back to knowing what your history is’: New historical marker in Winona acknowledges civil rights beatings, honors Fannie Lou Hamer‘It goes back to knowing what your history is’: New historical marker in Winona acknowledges civil rights beatings, honors Fannie Lou Hamer by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today June 10, 2022 WINONA – It has been 59 years since Euvester Simpson returned to the city where police arrested and beat her and five voting rights activists in the former county...
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