About this site
We do not accept donations
FannieLouHamer.info takes no donations and keeps no donor lists. Here is why, and how to support the archives, museums and sites that preserve Hamer's history.
In short
FannieLouHamer.info does not accept donations of any kind and does not publish or keep donor lists. Earlier owners of this domain raised money for their own projects; those projects are unrelated to us, and we cannot answer questions about them. If you want to support the history of Fannie Lou Hamer, give your time, money or attention directly to public archives, museums and community institutions.
Why don't we take donations?
Because we want the site to stay independent and free of any appearance that it profits from Fannie Lou Hamer's name. Hamer spent her life fighting for poor people in the Delta, and many groups have raised money in her name over the years. We prefer to keep this site out of that entirely. We cover our small costs ourselves.
How can you support this history instead?
Support the public institutions and community places that preserve it. Some ways that cost little or nothing:
- Visit. Go to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, the memorial garden in Ruleville or the Amzie Moore House, and buy lunch in town.
- Use the archives. Cite the SNCC Digital Gateway, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and the Library of Congress in your work, which helps show that their collections are used.
- Teach. Use the free lesson plan and share it with other teachers.
- Volunteer. Ask your local library, historical society or civil rights museum what help it needs.
- Get the facts right. When you quote Hamer, check the quotation; see our guide for organizers.
Why is this page called donors.html?
An earlier site on this domain used this address for a list of its donors. We do not republish that list or any personal details from it. We kept the address so that old links lead to an honest answer.
Questions readers ask
I gave money through this website years ago. Who do I contact?
We cannot help. The domain has changed hands, and we received no records from earlier owners. If you gave to a specific project, contact that organization directly.
Will you ever ask for money?
No. The site has no donation button, no membership and no paid content, and we will not add them.
Is someone collecting money in your name?
Not with our permission. If anyone asks you for money on behalf of FannieLouHamer.info, please tell us at contact@fannielouhamer.info.
Continue in the archive
- About this siteNo merchandiseFannieLouHamer.info sells no shirts, prints or souvenirs. Here is where to find free teaching materials and how to buy books about Hamer from libraries and presses.
- About this siteAbout usWho publishes FannieLouHamer.info, how we research and correct pages, and why the site is independent, non-commercial and unconnected to past owners.
- About this siteEarlier owner of the domainThe fannielouhamer.info domain once belonged to a separate organization. This page explains that the current site is independent and not affiliated with it.
- PlacesMuseums to visitMuseums in Mississippi and beyond that tell Fannie Lou Hamer's story, from the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson to the Amzie Moore House in Cleveland.