Baltimore Racial Justice Action 13th of the month series: In or Out: Fannie Lou Hamer, Racial Justice, and Electoral Politics
At the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, Fannie Lou Hamer and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenged the Democratic Party to decide whether they would be a home to Black People and lead an agenda for racial and economic justice. At the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Fannie Lou Hamer was consistently invoked as the Democrats nominated Vice President Harris as their 2024 Presidential Candidate. 60 years later, the question still exists: is the Democratic Party the political home for an agenda for racial and economic justice? Catch up on this BRJA discussion about racial justice and electoral politics in 2024 and beyond, moderated by A. Adar Ayira and featuring special guests Nnamdi Lumumba and Andy Ellis .