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Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer

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A Caldecott Honor Book
A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
A John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner

Stirring poems and stunning collage illustrations combine to celebrate the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a champion of equal voting rights.

"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. Featuring vibrant mixed-media art full of intricate detail, Voice of Freedom celebrates Fannie Lou Hamer's life and legacy with a message of hope, determination, and strength.

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ISBN: 9781536203257
Publication date: 24th December 2018
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrator: Ekua Holmes
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 56 pages
Genres: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography
Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance
Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics
Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism
Poetry Books for Children