There Fannie Lou Hamer testified eloquently about the beatings that she and others endured and the threats they faced for trying to register to vote .
Johnson could not , however , prevent the MFDP from taking its case to the Credentials Committee .
There Fannie Lou Hamer testified eloquently about the beatings that she and others endured and the threats MFDP faced for trying to register to vote .
Johnson could not , however , prevent the MFDP from taking its case to the Credentials Committee .