Voice of freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement
Biography, Politics and government biography, Women biography
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Presents a treasury of poems and spirituals inspired by the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer. Despite fierce prejudice and abuse, Fannie Lou Hamer was a champion of civil rights from the 1950s until her death… in 1977. Integral to the Freedom Summer of 1964, Ms. Hamer gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention that, despite President Johnson's interference, aired on national TV news and spurred the nation to support the Freedom Democrats. Grades 4-7. 2016.
Title Details
ISBN
9781520016740
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Copyright Date
2016
Book number
2435416
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Janina Edwards
Duration
1 hours 7 minutes 31 seconds
Audio producer
Dreamscape Media, 2016.