Bibliograph

Voice of freedom, Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes

Type

Label

Voice of freedom, Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 10-14

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Voice of freedom

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

917337564

Responsibility statement

Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning, MG, 5.8, 1.0, 175361.Reading Counts, 6-8, 5.4, 3.Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 5.8, 1.0, 175361.

Sub title

Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement

Summary

"I am sick and tired of being sick and tired." Despite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification