Welcome to the history tricks where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

Hello welcome to the show.

Beckett and I are on an adventure and we can't wait to tell you about it. But we both had been thinking a lot about this particular subject.

Here in the United States, we are at the peak of an election season. Fannie Lou Hamer's bold and courageous work

for voting and civil rights is simply inspiring.

So without further ado, on with the show.

And here's your 30 second summary.

Fannie Lou Hamer began life as a small child whose hard labor was key to her family's survival.

She grew up to become a fiery civil rights activist who would not be silenced by intimidation,

violence, or the personal wishes of the President of the United States himself.

Let's talk about Fannie Lou Hamer.

But first let's drop her into history. In 1962, Rwanda and Jamaica both became

independent countries. The elite military force, the US Navy SEALs, were

established, an anxiety-induced psychogenic illness that was not funny at all,

called the laughter epidemic, spread across modern-day Tanzania.

First Lady Jackie Kennedy gave her famous televised tour of the White House.

The Beatles, Barbara Streisand, and the Osmond brothers began their professional careers,

and Walter Cronkite began anchoring the CBS Evening News.

The Jetsons, The Lucy Show, Johnny Carson's Tonight Show,

and the Beverly Hillbillies all made their TV debut.

Rachel Carson's Environmental Science Book,

Silent Spring was first published.

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