Chana Kai Lee argues that Fannie Lou Hamer was a leader, but also an outsider who existed outside of political and economic power in Mississippi as well as outside of the traditional civil rights leadership. Yet, she became an important leader. How was Fannie Lou Hamer able to lead, despite being an outsider? What circumstances, events or groups shaped her leadership?
Content Addressing the Prompt
Introduction: A short summary of the scope and argument/thesis of the book and/or your brief responses to the prompt
Body: Your responses to the prompt. Here should be providing short quotes from the text to support your own argument. Example: quoted material, (Lee, pg#)
Conclusion: Would you recommend the book to a reader in the subject? Why or why not?
Bibliography in Chicago Manual of Style format:
Lee, Chana Kai. For Freedoms Sake: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer (Urbana: University of
Illinois Press, 1999).
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