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This little light of mine the life of Fannie Lou Hamer

"WITH A FOREWORD BY MARION WRIGHT EDELMAN The award-winning biography of black civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. " "Riveting. Provides a history that helps us to understand the choices made by so many black men and women of Hamer's generation, who somehow found the courage to join a movement i...

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Main Author: Mills, Kay (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, Ã2007.
Series:Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century.
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Hamer, Fannie Lou.
African Americans > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
Mississippi > Race relations > History > 20th century.
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Summary:"WITH A FOREWORD BY MARION WRIGHT EDELMAN The award-winning biography of black civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. " "Riveting. Provides a history that helps us to understand the choices made by so many black men and women of Hamer's generation, who somehow found the courage to join a movement in which they risked everything." "--New York Times Book Review " "One is forced to pause and consider that this black daughter of the Old South might have been braver than King and Malcolm." "--Washington Post Book World " "An epic that nurtures us as we confront today's challenges and helps us Keep Hope Alive.'" "--Jesse L. Jackson " "Not only does This Little Light of Mine recount a vital part of America's history, but it lights our future as readers are inspired anew by Mrs. Hamer's spirit, courage, and commitment." "--Marian Wright Edelman " "This book is the essence of raw courage. It must be read." " --Rep. John Lewis.
Item Description:Originally published: New York : Plume, 1994.
Physical Description:xxii, 390 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0813191823
9780813191829
Author Notes:Kay Mills, freelance writer, worked for the Los Angeles Times for 13 years, including a stint on its editorial board. She has a B.A. in political science from Pennsylvania State University and an M.A. in history from Northwestern University. In addition to her work at the Times, Mills worked for Senator Edmund Muskie during the 1970s and for the Newhouse newspaper chain.

Kay Mills's books include A Place in the News: From the Women's Pages to the Front Page and This Little Light of Mine: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a biography of the civil rights activist from Mississippi.

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