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I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.

~Fannie Lou Hamer

Topics: Am Being Sick Sick And Tired Tired I Am

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What I really feel is necessary is that the black people in this country wil have to upset this apple cart. We can no longer ignore the fact that America is not the... land of the free and the home of the brave.

~Fannie Lou Hamer

Topics: America Apple Black Brave Cart Country Fact Feel Free Home Ignore Land Longer Necessary People Really Upset

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With the people, for the people, by the people. I crack up when I hear it; I say, with the handful, for the handful, by the handful, cause that's what really happens.

~Fannie Lou Hamer

Topics: By The People Cause Crack For The People Handful Happens Hear People Really Say Up

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Every red stripe in that flag represents the black man's blood that has been shed.

~Fannie Lou Hamer

Topics: Been Black Blood Every Flag Man Red Represents Shed Stripe

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If I fall, I'll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I'm not backing off.

~Fannie Lou Hamer

Topics: Backing Fall Feet Fight Five Forward Four Freedom Inches Off

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There is one thing you have got to learn about our movement. Three people are better than no people.

~Fannie Lou Hamer

Topics: About Better Got Learn Movement One Thing Our People Than Thing Three You

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People have got to get together and work together. I'm tired of the kind of oppression that white people have inflicted on us and are still trying to inflict.

~Fannie Lou Hamer

Topics: Get Get Together Got Inflict Inflicted Kind Oppression People Still Tired Together Trying Us White Work Work Together

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Nobody's free until everybody's free.

~Fannie Lou Hamer

Topics: Everybody Free Nobody Until

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White Americans today don't know what in the world to do because when they put us behind them, that's where they made their mistake... they put us behind them, and we watched every move they made.

~Fannie Lou Hamer

Topics: American Because Behind Every Know Made Mistake Move Put Them Today Us Watched Where White World

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One day, I know the struggle will change. There's got to be a change - not only for Mississippi, not only for the people in the United States, but people all over the world.

~Fannie Lou Hamer

Topics: Change Day For The People Got Know Mississippi One Day Only Over People States Struggle United United States Will World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: October 6th, 1917

Died: March 14th, 1977

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