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

"Andrea: First, I’d like to talk about Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer , Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carol Boston Weatherford. This is a remarkable story of hope, determination and strength. Being an illustrator, the visuals always speak to me, and Ekua Holmes, is a phenomenal illustrator. I’ve been a fan of her work for a long time. Fannie Lou Hamer’s story is very, very interesting – and the way that the illustrator was able to capture this visually – the colour, the layout on the page, the overall compositions are beautiful. Fannie Lou Hamer was a champion of civil rights. A woman who overcame prejudice and abuse and yet turned that experience into a message of hope. We can all learn from that."