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Weatherford, Carole Boston

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

56 pp. | Candlewick | August, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-6531-9 $17.99
(1) 4-6 Illustrated by Ekua Holmes. Weatherford chronicles the life of civil rights icon Hamer from her beginnings as the child of Mississippi sharecroppers, through the evolution of her political awareness, to her lasting impact on the civil rights movement. Conversational free-verse text seamlessly incorporates direct quotes; richly colored collage illustrations add emotional heft. This majestic biography places the civil rights movement in personal, local, national, and international contexts. Timeline. Bib.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2015

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