Fannie Lou Hamer : the life of a civil rights icon / Earnest N. Bracey.

Author/creator Bracey, Earnest N.
Format Book
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2011.
Descriptionx, 199 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Subjects
Hamer, Fannie Lou.
African American women civil rights workers--Biography.
Civil rights workers--United States. --Biography.
African American women civil rights workers--Mississippi. --Biography.
Civil rights workers--Mississippi. --Biography.
Civil rights movements--United States. --History. --20th century.
Civil rights movements--Mississippi. --History. --20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights. --History. --20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights. --Mississippi. --History. --20th century.

Contents Birth, cotton and childhood -- The slavery of sharecropping -- Cry the beloved parents -- Death of her parents -- Marriage, eugenics and adoption -- Apartheid in Mississippi -- The SNCC comes to Mississippi -- A new political activist -- Voting rights and freedom summer -- Enfranchisement and training -- The arrest and beating of Fannie Lou Hamer -- The rescue and aftermath -- The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party -- Preparing for the 1964 National Democratic Convention -- The great orator -- Continuation of a political struggle -- The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission and a trip to Africa -- Speaking out loud at the 1968 Democratic Convention -- The end of activism -- Creation of a freedom farm -- The death of Fannie Lou Hamer.
Abstract "This book commemorates and explores the life of one of Mississippi's great civil rights activists, Fannie Lou Hamer. Known for her daring, her brinkmanship and her impassioned speech-making, Hamer rose to prominence in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, an intrepid group which tried to unseat the predominantly white Democrats of Mississippi during the 1964 Democratic National Convention"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011001465
ISBN9780786460304 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN078646030X (softcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E185.97.H35 B73 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold