Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015.;©2015
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- Middle School.
- The youngest of twenty children born to sharecroppers in the Mississippi Delta, Fannie Lou Hamer grew up to become a hero of the civil rights movement. She participated in marches, sit-ins, and voter education training — efforts that earned her severe beatings by the police, jail time, and bullets shot into her home. In 1964, as a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, she spoke before the Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee and ran three times for elective office. Voice of Freedom celebrates Fannie Lou Hamer’s life and legacy in inspiring words and vibrant artwork — Provided by publisher.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent, 2016
- Caldecott Honor Book, 2016
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2016
- A Junior Library Guild selection
Subjects:
- Hamer, Fannie Lou — Juvenile literature.
- African American women civil rights workers — Biography — Juvenile literature.
- African Americans — Biography — Juvenile literature.
- Civil rights workers — United States — Biography — Juvenile literature.
- Civil rights movements — United States — History — 20th century — Juvenile literature.
- African Americans — Civil rights — History — 20th century — Juvenile literature.
- Hamer, Fannie Lou.
- African American women civil rights workers.
- Civil rights workers.
- Civil rights movements — History — 20th century.
- African Americans — Civil rights — History — 20th century.
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