Overview
Despite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, Fannie Lou Hamer was a champion of civil rights from the 1950s until her death in 1977. Integral to the Freedom Summer of 1964, Ms. Hamer gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention that, despite President Johnson's interference, aired on national TV news and spurred the nation to support the Freedom Democrats. Based on the critically acclaimed 2016 Caldecott and Sibert Honor Book, Voice of Freedom celebrates Fannie Lou Hamer's life and legacy with a message of hope, determination, and strength.
Full Product Details
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford ,
Janina Edwards
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Imprint: Dreamscape Media
Dimensions:
Width: 14.20cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 12.20cm
Weight: 0.045kg
ISBN: 9781520016740
ISBN 10: 1520016743
Publication Date: 12 July 2016
Recommended Age: From 4 to 7 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Bold, unapologetic, and beautiful. Hamer's heroic life story should be widely known, and this well-crafted work should find a place in most libraries. Bold, honest, informative, and unforgettable. This majestic biography offers a detailed, intelligible overview of Hamer's life while never losing the thread of her motivations, fears, and heroic triumphs, and places the civil rights movement in personal, local, national, and international contexts.
This majestic biography offers a detailed, intelligible overview of Hamer s life while never losing the thread of her motivations, fears, and heroic triumphs, and places the civil rights movement in personal, local, national, and international contexts.
Bold, honest, informative, and unforgettable. Hamer's heroic life story should be widely known, and this well-crafted work should find a place in most libraries. Bold, unapologetic, and beautiful. This majestic biography offers a detailed, intelligible overview of Hamer's life while never losing the thread of her motivations, fears, and heroic triumphs, and places the civil rights movement in personal, local, national, and international contexts.
Author Information
Carole Boston Weatherford has written numerous award-winning books for children, including Becoming Billie Holiday, illustrated by Floyd Cooper, which won a Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, and the Caldecott Honor-winning Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, which also won an NAACP Image Award. Carole Boston Weatherford lives in North Carolina. Janina Edwards is the principal narrator and director for projects. She has narrated and/or produced more than 25 audio books and is a member of the Audio Publishers Association. Janina has a flexible voice, suitable to a range of styles and characters. A graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Acting Program Janina is based in Atlanta, Georgia. She easily voices drama, comedy, romance, nonfiction, mystery and children's books.
