Book description
A sharecropper, a warrior, and a truth-telling prophet, Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) stands as a powerful symbol not only of the 1960s black freedom movement, but also of the enduring human struggle against oppression. A Voice That Could Stir an Army is a rhetorical biography that tells the story ofā¦
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Maegan Parker Brooksā work on Fannie Lou Hamer was indispensable as I wrote my book. A Voice That Could Stir an Army focuses on Hamerās use of rhetorical symbols and her public persona in a way that helps elevate Hamerās legacy and demonstrates the importance of rhetoric to social movements. Brooks has helped bring Hamerās words and ideas to a broader audience.
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