FREEDOM’S PROMISE FANNIE LOU HAMER CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST BY DUCHESS HARRIS JD PHD WITH MARNE VENTURA Cover image Fannie Lou Hamer was an African American civil rights activist in the 1960s and 1970s An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdobooks com Core Library
CONTENTS A LETTER FROM DUCHESS 4 CHAPTER ONE The Right to Vote 6 CHAPTER TWO Early Life and Activism 14 CHAPTER THREE This Bus Is Too Yellow 22 CHAPTER FOUR Hamer Speaks Up 28 CHAPTER FIVE Hamer’s Legacy 36 Fast Facts 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 45 Online Resources 46 Learn More 46 About the Authors 47 Index 48
