Voice of freedom : Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes.
"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 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780763665319
- ISBN: 0763665312
- ISBN: 9781536203257
- Physical Description: 34 pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2015].
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Sunflower County, Mississippi -- Delta Blues -- Spoiled -- My mother taught me -- Fair -- Not everyone could move up north -- Worse off than dogs -- Motherhood -- Literacy test -- On the move -- Price of freedom -- SNCC ("Snick") -- Beating -- Injustice -- Running -- Freedom summer -- 1964 Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey -- Africa -- Washington -- Black power -- America's problem -- No rest.
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 10-14.820L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.8 1 175361.
- Awards Note:
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2016Caldecott Honor Book, 2016John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award, 2016Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Honor, 2016
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Available copies
- 88 of 89 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 2 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 89 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | J 323.092 WEA (Text) | 30229101014156 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mars Hill Library | J 323.092 WEA (Text) | 30229101014164 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | JB HAMER (Text) | 30664100259115 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | ODWC J B HAMER (Text) | 80605000659952 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | J B HAMER (Text) | 50503300318567 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | JNFIC 323.092 WEA (Text) | 31111002804936 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | J B HAMER (Text) | 34208203452676 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Benhaven Public Library | J B HAMER Wea (Text) | 33630004804170 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | jB HAMER (Text) | 0020510805987 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | JB HAMER (Text) | 31781061652861 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
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