Fannie Lou Hamer was born ... the tubes tied,” she told a Washington, DC, audience three years later. The forced sterilization was one of the moments that set Hamer on the path to the forefront ...

Mississippian civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was awarded the Presidential ... The other recipients included Hillary Clinton, Denzel Washington, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Michael J.

Denzel Washington is among the 19 individuals ... the late civil and voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, Hillary Clinton, U2 singer Bono and Bill Nye the Science Guy, to name a few.

Fannie Lou Hamer was born ... the tubes tied,” she told a Washington, DC, audience three years later. The forced sterilization was one of the moments that set Hamer on the path to the forefront ...