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

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Book Overview

A Caldecott Honor Book
A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
A John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner

Stirring poems and stunning collage illustrations combine to celebrate the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a champion of equal voting rights.

"I am sick and tired of being sick and tired."

Despite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, Fannie Lou Hamer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763665312
• ISBN13: 9780763665319
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7