Fannie Lou Hamer (Author of Let Nobody Turn Us Around)

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Fannie Lou Hamer

Born

in The United States

October 06, 1917

Died

March 06, 1977

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Fannie Lou Hamer (/ËˆheÉªmÉ™r/; born Fannie Lou Townsend; October 6, 1917 â€� March 14, 1977) was an American voting rights activist and civil rights leader.

She was instrumental in organizing Mississippi Freedom Summer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and later became the Vice-Chair of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, attending the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in that capacity.

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Fannie Lou Hamerâ€™s books

Average rating: 4.21 · 261 ratings · 44 reviews · 7 distinct works â€� Similar authors

	Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American Anthology by Mumia Abu-Jamal (Contributor), Richard Allen (Contributor), Molefi Kete Asante (Contributor) 4.38 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 1999 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing by Tonya Bolden (Introduction), Cokie Roberts (Foreword), Lisa ReneÃ© Pitts (Reading) 4.13 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Rise: Speeches by Inspirational Black Women by Amanda Meadows (Introduction), Barbara Jordan (Contributor), Condoleezza Rice (Contributor) 4.10 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Still I Rise: The Persistence of Phenomenal Women by Marlene Wagman-Geller (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author), Laurel Corona (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author) (Foreword), Ann Richardson (Narrator) 3.79 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Speeches of Fannie Lou Hamer: To Tell It Like It Is (Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies) by Fannie Lou Hamer, Davis W. Houck (Editor), Maegan Parker Brooks (Editor) 4.52 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Say It Plain: A Century of Great African American Speeches by Catherine Ellis (Editor), Booker T. Washington (Contributor), Marcus Garvey (Contributor) 4.41 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stranger at the Gates: A Summer in Mississippi by Tracy Sugarman, Fannie Lou Hamer (Foreword), Charles McLaurin (Introduction) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1967 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars