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as quoted in Freedomways (Second quarter, 1965)as quoted in This Little Light of Mine by Thelma Barnesâ€”to whom Hamer said this in a November 17, 1989 interviewâ€”to Hay Mills (1993)as quoted in This Little Light of Mine by Hay Mills (1993)as quoted in This Little Light of Mine by Arthur Kinoy, in a February 19, 1990 interview with Hay Mills (1993)

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Fannie Lou Hamer

Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977), African American civil rights activist. As quoted in This Little Light of Mine, ch. 8, by Hay Mills (1993).

Said on September 13, 1965, in a speech at a rally following a hearing before the United States House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Elections—at which she had also spoken.

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