| Charles McLaurin, NY State Senator Nancy Laraine Hoffman and Mrs. Hamer's nephew, Mr. Jimmy Lacy. |
ROAR INTERNATIONAL
New York State Senator Laraine Hoffman was involved in the
civil rights movement in Mississippi. She was at the conference
when Mrs. Hamer nominated Mayor Charles Evers for Governor
of Mississippi. She founded Senator's Hoffman's Civil Rights
Connection organization in 1996 (?) where she takes scholars
on historic sites throughout the nation in order for them to gain
first hand knowledge and exposure to civil rights movement
veterans and their experiences.
civil rights movement in Mississippi. She was at the conference
when Mrs. Hamer nominated Mayor Charles Evers for Governor
of Mississippi. She founded Senator's Hoffman's Civil Rights
Connection organization in 1996 (?) where she takes scholars
on historic sites throughout the nation in order for them to gain
first hand knowledge and exposure to civil rights movement
veterans and their experiences.
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| HAMER FLAMEKEEPERS |
Throughout the years, young and old people have been drawn to
adjust their lives based on the impact of Civil Rights Movement
Pioneer, Mrs. Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer. ROAR will have it's
Hamer Flamekeepers Conference as part of our 10th
Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Celebration in October 2-3, 2009.
adjust their lives based on the impact of Civil Rights Movement
Pioneer, Mrs. Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer. ROAR will have it's
Hamer Flamekeepers Conference as part of our 10th
Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Celebration in October 2-3, 2009.
| "Sick & Tired of being Sick & Tired: Triumph and Tragedy of Civil Rights Activist Fannie Lou Hamer" documentary will be shown to hundreds of attorneys, judges and film makers in Century City, California, next Spring as it won 1st place in the 2007 Junior Division, Free Expression in a Free Society Competition sponsored by the Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF). |
8th Graders Ali and Allie of Bakersfield, CA presented their documentary to
the Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement in March 2007 at the
CRMV 2nd Annual Conference in Jackson, MS. Their work has been added to
The Hamer/McLaurin Exhibition which will be on display at ROAR'S Annual
Hamer Celebrations and at special events.
the Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement in March 2007 at the
CRMV 2nd Annual Conference in Jackson, MS. Their work has been added to
The Hamer/McLaurin Exhibition which will be on display at ROAR'S Annual
Hamer Celebrations and at special events.
Senator Hoffman
addresses audience at
30th Anniversary
Commemoration
Celebration of the
Homegoing of Mrs.
Fannie Lou Hamer in
Ruleville, MS @ Hamer
Multipurpose Building at
The Hamer/McLaurin
Exhibit & Workshop
addresses audience at
30th Anniversary
Commemoration
Celebration of the
Homegoing of Mrs.
Fannie Lou Hamer in
Ruleville, MS @ Hamer
Multipurpose Building at
The Hamer/McLaurin
Exhibit & Workshop
| Dr. Leslie McLemore and Civil Rights Movement Veteran Ms. June E. Johnson. Dr. McLemore founded The Fannie Lou Hamer Political Institute in Jackson, Mississippi. |
| Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation co-founded by Freddie White Johnson |
| Patricia M. Thompson founder of ROAR and California Hamer Flamekeepers |
| Hamer Flamekeepers Ali and Allie are second row centered among nearly 100 Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement March 3, 2007. |
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