Fannie Lou Hamer Beaten Severely in Winona Mississippi Jail

Returning from a voter registration training in South Carolina, Fannie Lou Hamer and fellow SNCC workers were arrested in Winona, Mississippi. Hamer was beaten in her cell by two Black prisoners under orders from state highway patrolmen. She sustained permanent kidney damage, a blood clot behind one eye, and limped for years. No officers faced serious charges.