Until I Am Free
Book • 2021
Until I Am Free explores the life and activism of Fannie Lou Hamer, situating her as a key political thinker in the civil rights movement.
The book demonstrates how Hamer's ideas remain relevant for contemporary social justice issues, including race, inequality, and voter suppression.
It serves as a manifesto for those committed to dismantling systems of oppression, drawing from Hamer's experiences as a working-poor and disabled Black woman in Mississippi.
The book demonstrates how Hamer's ideas remain relevant for contemporary social justice issues, including race, inequality, and voter suppression.
It serves as a manifesto for those committed to dismantling systems of oppression, drawing from Hamer's experiences as a working-poor and disabled Black woman in Mississippi.
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Keisha N. Blain, "Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights" (W.W. Norton, 2025)
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