# Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement - Hardcover

by **Carole Boston Weatherford** (Author), **Ekua Holmes** (Illustrator)

****A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book  
A 2016 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book  
A 2016 John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner  
****  
****Stirring poems and stunning collage illustrations combine to celebrate the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a champion of equal voting rights.****

_"I am sick and tired of being sick and tired."_

Despite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, Fannie Lou Hamer was a champion of civil rights from the 1950s until her death in 1977. Integral to the Freedom Summer of 1964, Ms. Hamer gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention that, despite President Johnson's interference, aired on national TV news and spurred the nation to support the Freedom Democrats. Featuring vibrant mixed-media art full of intricate detail, _Voice of Freedom_ celebrates Fannie Lou Hamer's life and legacy with a message of hope, determination, and strength.

### Author Biography

**Carole Boston Weatherford,** a _New York Times_ best-selling author and poet, was named the 2019 _Washington Post_ Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award winner. Her numerous books for children include the Coretta Scott King Author Award winner _Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre_, illustrated by Floyd Cooper; the Caldecott Honor Books _Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom_, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, and _Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement_, illustrated by Ekua Holmes, which was also a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book; and the critically acclaimed _Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library_, illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Carole Boston Weatherford lives in North Carolina.

**Ekua Holmes** is a fine artist whose work explores themes of family, relationships, hope, and faith. In 2013 she was named to the Boston Arts Commission, which oversees public art projects on city property. _Voice of Freedom_ is her first picture book. Ekua Holmes lives in Boston.

**Number of Pages:** 56

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 10.2 x 11.3 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** August 04, 2015

**Award:** Caldecott Medal (2016)

**Award:** Coretta Scott King Award (2016)

**Award:** Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (2016)

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**Quiz Name:** Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 5.8

**Point Value:** 1

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