Fannie Lou Hamer
| Author | : Earnest N. Bracey |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 211 |
| Release | : 2014-01-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780786487394 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0786487399 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (399 Downloads) |
Download or read book Fannie Lou Hamer written by Earnest N. Bracey and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the life of one of Mississippi's greatest civil rights activists, Fannie Lou Hamer. Known for her daring, her brinkmanship and her impassioned speech-making, Hamer rose to prominence in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, an intrepid group which tried to unseat the predominantly white Democrats of Mississippi during the 1964 Democratic National Convention. She is particularly remembered for her speech before the Credentials Committee, seeking to end all-white representation of her home state. Hamer fought her entire life to expand freedom and basic rights to African Americans in the United States.
