An excerpt from a FBI file record detailing the arrest of Hamer and five others for trying to use a bus terminal bathroom, June 1963.

Fannie Lou Hamer and five other voter registration workers were jailed and severely beaten while in police custody. Hamer suffered a broken arm as a result of the attack.

Citation Information
Excerpt from United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, “Fannie Lou Hamer,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/452eaab716d4160d1bb7f0298d79449e.
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Courtesy of United States Federal Bureau of Investigation via Digital Library of Georgia.

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