Fannie Lou Hamer's America

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First Friday Pizza and Social Justice
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Fannie Lou Hamer's America | Beyond the Lens

For the family of Fannie Lou Hamer, she was a woman of power and presence as a civil and human rights activist. But to Jacqueline Hamer Flakes, Monica Land, and Jimmy Lee Lacey, she was also so much more - a mother, a wife, and a friend who was loving and giving. The in-depth interview provides an intimacy to Mrs. Hamer's life, work and legacy that can only be told by those who knew her best.

FANNIE LOU HAMER'S AMERICA: A portrait of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. Through evocative speech and soulful song, Hamer made it her life's work to enfranchise and increase Black political representation. For more: https://bit.ly/ARF_FannieLouHamerA