For Freedom's Sake: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer
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For Freedom's Sake: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer

Chana Kai Lee
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The powerful story of Fannie Lou Hamer, who grew up among "the poorest of the poor" in rural Mississippi and became a national figure in the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Genres: BiographyHistoryNonfictionFeminismPoliticsAfrican AmericanAmerican HistoryAnti RacistRaceSchool
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