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One woman's role in the voting rights movement,
This review is from: Fannie Lou Hamer (Pb) (Gateway Civil Rights) (Paperback)
"Fannie Lou Hamer and the Fight for the Vote," by Penny Colman, is a powerful tribute to an important American leader. Hamer (1917-1977), a poor Mississippi sharecropper, was a driving force in the struggle to secure voting rights for poor African-Americans. This book, directed towards younger readers, effectively tells her story.Colman combines a straightforward text with many historic photographs. The book begins with the dramatic story of the 1964 Democratic Convention, during which Hamer took a stand against the suppression of black people within the Mississippi Democratic establishment. An interesting supplement within the text describes Hamer's influence on singer/songwriter Bernice Reagon. Another such supplement discusses the "freedom songs" that inspired civil rights heroes like Hamer. Hamer's story is an important one, and more children and adults, regardless of race, should be made aware of her achievements. My thanks to Penny Colman for this well-done book. |
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Fannie Lou Hamer (Pb) (Gateway Civil Rights) by Penny Colman (Paperback - October 1, 1993)
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