Until I Am Free: A Conversation on Fannie Lou Hamer’s Legacy
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A Conversation on Fannie Lou Hamer’s Legacy
A blend of social commentary, biography, and intellectual history, Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America is a manifesto for anyone committed to social justice. The book challenges us to listen to a working-poor and disabled Black woman activist and intellectual of the civil rights movement as we grapple with contemporary concerns around race, inequality, and social justice.
A blend of social commentary, biography, and intellectual history, Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America is a manifesto for anyone committed to social justice. The book challenges us to listen to a working-poor and disabled Black woman activist and intellectual of the civil rights movement as we grapple with contemporary concerns around race, inequality, and social justice.
Dr. Keisha N. Blain, Associate Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh and author ofUntil I Am Freein conversation with columnist and authorRebecca Traisteras they discuss Fannie Lou Hamer’s views on women’s rights, poverty, voting rights, internationalism, and policing can guide activists today.
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https://www.nyhistory.org/video/until-i-am-free-a-conversation-on-fannie-lou-hamers