The story of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer is being told in the opera, “Is This America?” by composer Mary D. Watkins. Performances will take place Sept. 20, 21 & 22 at the Strand Theatre in ...

Kentucky Opera will premiere its first commissioned opera in over 25 years, "This Little Light of Mine," a new work inspired by the life and legacy of civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer. Composed by ...

>> WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED. >> THE FAMOUS LINE, DELIVERED IN DECEMBER 1964 BY FANNIE LOU HAMER, THE CIVIL RIGHTS ICON FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA, SPEAKING FROM THE HEART IN HER ...

>> WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED. >> THE FAMOUS LINE, DELIVERED IN DECEMBER 1964 BY FANNIE LOU HAMER, THE CIVIL RIGHTS ICON FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA, SPEAKING FROM THE HEART IN HER ...

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV Civil rights legend Fannie Lou Hamer is remembered by those how worked side by side with her in the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Caitlin Cass talked about Fannie Lou Hamer's contributions to civil rights. Author Caitlin Cass talked about Fannie Lou Hamer's contributions ...

Civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer’s Presidential Medal of Freedom is now on display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. The Medal of Freedom was unveiled on display in the ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was a civil rights activist who used singing to promote community and fight for voting rights. Hamer's life and legacy are celebrated in the new Kentucky Opera production, "This ...