Mr. Game: The Freedom Fighter: Fannie Lou Hamer

From this absolute din came a feeling of hope. As time passed, that hope became belief which eventually became action in the person of a freedom fighter. She was determined to remake the world according to the dreams and struggles of her ancestors. Even though it was a failing cause, this particular woman was remarkable. I’m talking about someone who came from the absolute bottom of our society and grew up picking cotton as the eldest of twenty kids

As a youngster, she was a voracious reader. She learned to understand and believe in our system. In the same way that the enslaved had twisted our religious intentions to serve their purposes, she figured out how to use our system to fight for her people’s version of freedom

Here’s the breakdown:
She believed she could defeat democracy as we mean it to be and was willing to try

Here’s the hand me down:
People of now don’t have the time to jeopardize their health on no poor person’s dream. Why risk life and limb when you can just get online, and anonymously express your mind or open your heart to friends and neighbors in less than 280 characters?

Here’s the lowdown:
She was unwavering in the execution of her duty, refused to be silenced, followed the word and held to it. Her name was Fannie Lou Hamer