Summary of Keisha N. Blain's Until I Am Free

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The story of Fannie Lou Hamer, a Black woman from Mississippi, illustrates the contributions of a Black woman with limited material resources and little formal education, but an all-consuming passion for social justice.
#2 Hamer was a field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a civil rights organization, in 1962. That year, she learned about her constitutional rights as a citizen of the United States for the first time. She began working with SNCC to expand voting rights for Black people in the South.
#3 Fannie Lou Hamer was a black woman who was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1964, and then to the US House of Representatives in 1965. She was unafraid to publicly condemn those who perpetuated injustice, and she demanded more from public officials.
#4 Hamer was a radical black woman who dedicated her life to fighting for the rights and liberation of black people. She was fearless and honest, and she challenged America’s hypocrisy head-on.

Sujets

• Political Science
• Civil Rights
• Civil and political rights

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 25 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822521889
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Keisha N. Blain's Until I Am Free
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The story of Fannie Lou Hamer, a Black woman from Mississippi, illustrates the contributions of a Black woman with limited material resources and little formal education, but an all-consuming passion for social justice.

#2

Hamer was a field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a civil rights organization, in 1962. That year, she learned about her constitutional rights as a citizen of the United States for the first time. She began working with SNCC to expand voting rights for Black people in the South.

#3

Fannie Lou Hamer was a black woman who was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1964, and then to the US House of Representatives in 1965. She was unafraid to publicly condemn those who perpetuated injustice, and she demanded more from public officials.

#4

Hamer was a radical black woman who dedicated her life to fighting for the rights and liberation of black people. She was fearless and honest, and she challenged America’s hypocrisy head-on.

#5

Hamer was a champion of human rights, and she was committed to securing political rights for Black Americans. She saw how global developments shaped American life and culture, and she linked national concerns to global ones.

#6

Hamer’s life and activism was short, but immensely impactful. She accomplished more than most people in a lifetime, with few material resources, and she never imagined a better future without a clear plan of action.

#7

Despite the many political gains and triumphs that the Black community has made since 1965, racism and white supremacy still exist in all aspects of American life and culture.

#8

Until I am Free centers Hamer’s ideas and political philosophies to demonstrate how they speak to our current moment. It posits that Hamer’s insights and political strategies during the 1960s and ’70s provide a blueprint for tackling a range of contemporary social issues.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Fannie Lou Hamer, a Black woman, was called to activism in 1962. She had always believed in the power of the ballot, and she set out to live a life devoted to the cause of freedom.

#2

Hamer, the granddaughter of enslaved African Americans, was born Fannie Alma Louise Du Bois Townsend in 1917 in Mississippi.