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Hamer

American  
[hey-mer] / ˈheɪ mər /

noun

  1. Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.


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“The innovations of Black agriculturalists like George Washington Carver and Fannie Lou Hamer inspire me every day,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Slater’s senior deputy, Mark Hamer, left the Justice Department earlier this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Substitute Gus Hamer sealed successive wins for Chris Wilder's side, which saw them leapfrog Oxford out of the bottom three, with a brilliant curling effort from 25 yards.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Gus Hamer, last year's top player in the Championship, sat on the bench as Ipswich hit United for five, as did key striker Tyrese Campbell.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

She and engineer A1 Hamer collaborated on four reports between 1963 and 1969, some of them written to work out the all-important lunar orbits, others asking the question, What if?

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly