How was Fannie Lou Hamer able to lead, despite being an outsider? What circumstances, events or groups shaped her leadership?

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How was Fannie Lou Hamer able to lead, despite being an outsider? What circumstances, events or groups shaped her leadership?

Chana Kai Lee argues that Fannie Lou Hamer was a leader, but also an outsider who existed outside of political and economic power in Mississippi as well as outside of the traditional civil rights leadership. Yet, she became an important leader. How was Fannie Lou Hamer able to lead, despite being an outsider? What circumstances, events or groups shaped her leadership?

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