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For Freedom's Sake: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer (Women in American History)
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Chana Kai Lee
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The powerful story of Fannie Lou Hamer, who grew up among "the poorest of the poor" in rural Mississippi and became a national figure in the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
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ISBN: 9780252069369 Author: Lee, Chana Kai Publisher: University of Illinois Press Author: Lee, Chana Location: Urbana Subject: People of Color Subject: Political Subject: Women Subject: History Subject: Afro-americans Subject: Civil rights workers Subject: African Americans Subject: Civil rights movements Subject: African American women civil rights workers Subject: cultural heritage Subject: African-American women Subject: African Americans - Civil rights - History - Subject: United States - 20th Century Subject: Biography-Political Copyright: 2000 Edition Number: 1st pbk. ed. Edition Description: Paperback Series: Women in American history Series Volume: 106-575 Publication Date: 20000531 Binding: TRADE PAPER Language: English Illustrations: Yes Pages: 288 Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 in
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2013-05-22
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9780252069369
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