Fannie Lou Hamer America's Freedom Fighting Woman |
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| Author:
| Brooks, Maegan Parker |
| Series title: | Library of African American Biography Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5381-1594-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2020 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $38.00 |
Book Description:
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Fannie Lou Hamer leapt to America's attention in 1964 when she delivered a stinging indictment of the American promise to the Democratic National Convention. This accessible biography underscores that Hamer's testimony was but one moment within a remarkable life that spanned fifty-nine tumultuous years in the history of American race relations.
Fannie Lou Hamer leapt to America's attention in 1964 when she delivered a stinging indictment of the American promise to the Democratic National Convention. This accessible biography underscores that Hamer's testimony was but one moment within a remarkable life that spanned fifty-nine tumultuous years in the history of American race relations.