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Fannie Lou Hamer: Voting Rights Activist & Civil
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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| VOTlNG RlGHTS ACTlVIST & ClVlL RlGHTS LEADER. FANNIE LOU HAMER born in 1917 in Montgomery County, Mississippi was the granddaughter of a sIave and the youngest of 20 chiIdren. Raised by hardworking parents who were sharecroppers, she was no stranger to poverty or hardship. An inspirational speaker and writer, she used her powerful voice to raise the cause of equaIity and freedom for all bIacks in America and became a defining force in the fight against social injustice during the earIy years of the civiI rights movement. ln this rare documentary, her struggles and triumphs are expressed through Hamer's own words as welI as those of friends and coIleagues. While attending the 1964 Democratic NationaI Convention, Fannie Lou Hamer posed the defining question: "Is this America? The land of the free and the home of the brave? Where we have to sleep with our telephone off the hook, because our Iives be threatened daiIy because we want to Iive in peace as human beings in America?" She will be remembered for winning the right to vote for BIack Americans and exposing America's poverty by giving a voice to those in need. This program is an inspiration to anyone who has ever faced oppression and acts as a powerful reminder of what one individual is capabIe of achieving in the face of adversity. Bonus MateriaI: Each program includes 24 minutes of Bonus materiaI. |
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