Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes

“We must hear the questions raised by Fannie Lou Hamer forty years ago. Every American everywhere asks herself, himself, these questions Hamer asked:

What do I think of my country? What is there, which elevates my shoulders and stirs my blood when I hear the words, the United States of America: Do I praise my country enough? Do I laud my fellow citizens enough? What is there about my country that makes me hang my head and avert my eyes when I hear the words the United States of America, and what am I doing about it? Am I relating my disappointment to my leaders and to my fellow citizens, or am I like someone not involved, sitting high and looking low? As Americans, we should not be afraid to respond.”
― Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter

“Nobody’s Free Until Everybody’s Free
(Fannie Lou Hamer)”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“Gloria Dickerson
Fannie Lou Hamer
Unita Blackwell
Ella Baker
Who are you reading about ?”
― Charmaine J Forde