Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.8
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
5505
Points per Word
0.000182
Page Count
45
Points per Page
0.022222
Description
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.