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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Hamer oversaw civil enforcement, including merger and monopolization cases.

From The Wall Street Journal

Faculty collaborators included Nasim Alem, professor of materials science and engineering; Susan Sinnott, professor of materials science and engineering and of chemistry; and Long-Qing Chen, the Hamer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, professor of engineering science and mechanics and of mathematics.

From Science Daily

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