Fannie Lou Hamer: Voting Rights Activist
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesFannie Lou Hamer was an inspirational speaker and writer. She used her powerful voice to raise the cause of equality and freedom for all blacks in America and became a defining force in the fight against social injustice during the early years of the civil rights movement. She is remembered for winning the right to vote for black Americans and exposing America's poverty by giving a voice to those in need.
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Runtime: 30 minutes 46 seconds
- Topic: Biographies, History, Social Science
- Subtopic: African-Americans, Civil Rights, Hamer, Fannie Lou, Women
- Grade/Interest Level: 6 - 12
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- Release Year: 1999
- Producer/Distributor: TMW Media Group
- Series: The Black American Experience
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