1- Black Fact = 1917 (October 6)- Fannie Lou Hamer, freedom-fighter, activist, and founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) which she represented at the 1964 Democratic National Convention was born in Ruleville, MS, on this date in 1917.
2- Black Fact = 1924 (October 6)- Joseph Echols Lowery, activist and President (from 1977 – 1997) of the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) serving as its vice president also, later as chairman of the board was born in Huntsville, AL, on this date in 1924.#TheRaydioTwins
