Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer - Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement (Audiobook)

from pataustin

Telling Fannie Lou Hamer's life story in a series of poems through the eyes of the civil rights activist, Carole Boston Weatherford captures Hamer's down-to-earth, spirited nature. One of twenty children, born in 1917, Hamer was raised in Mississippi by strong parents who gave her a strong sense ...

from thornton37814

Well-done and well-researched book about Mississippi Civil Rights movement figure Fannie Lou Hamer. The story is written in poetic (although non-rhyming) form. The book includes a biographical sketch of Hamer, a time line of the Civil Rights movement, and a bibliography of sources on Hamer. It is...

from paula-childrenslib

Presents a collage-illustrated treasury of poems and spirituals inspired by the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer.

from nbmars

This much-awarded book is told in the voice of Fannie Lou Hamer herself in a free verse format that includes many actual quotes from Hamer. Most of these quotations come from “An Oral History With Fannie Lou Hamer;” her biography; and her speeches. [The text of many of her speeches can be found h...

from pataustin

Telling Fannie Lou Hamer's life story in a series of poems through the eyes of the civil rights activist, Carole Boston Weatherford captures Hamer's down-to-earth, spirited nature. One of twenty children, born in 1917, Hamer was raised in Mississippi by strong parents who gave her a strong sense ...