Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America

Name: Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America
ISBN: 9780807067697

by Keisha N. Blain

National Book · 2021 · Shortlist

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Beacon PressJanuary 19, 2021Biography & Memoir History NonfictionISBN 9780807067697

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography	2021	Shortlist

About This Book

Keisha N. Blain's biography of Fannie Lou Hamer, the Mississippi sharecropper who became a leading voice of the civil rights movement, emphasizes Hamer's economic justice activism and her relevance to contemporary struggles. Shortlisted for the NBCC Award.

About the Author

Keisha N. BlainAmerican

Keisha N. Blain (born 1985) is an American historian and professor of Africana Studies and History at Brown University, specializing in African American history, Black nationalism, and women's internationalism. University. Read more →