Fannie Lou Hamer speaking at a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.
The people at the table with her also addressed the committee; Unita Blackwell and J. C. Killingsworth are seated on either side of her. Photographers are crouched in front of them, taking pictures. The hearings were conducted by Senators Robert F. Kennedy, Joseph S. Clark, George Murphy, and Jacob...
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| Summary: | The people at the table with her also addressed the committee; Unita Blackwell and J. C. Killingsworth are seated on either side of her. Photographers are crouched in front of them, taking pictures. The hearings were conducted by Senators Robert F. Kennedy, Joseph S. Clark, George Murphy, and Jacob Javits. This image was taken for (but not used in) an article ("Senators Told of Poverty" by Patricia James) and photo spread ("U.S. Senators Meet the People") that appeared on pages 1 and 3 of The Southern Courier for April 15-16, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No16_1967_04_15.pdf |
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