Black Women, The Right To Vote And The 19th Amendment

Published: Aug. 17, 2020, 4:52 p.m.

Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer fought for voting rights. She questioned why we have to fight for basic rights and freedoms because of the color of our skin. "Is this America, the land of the free and home of the brave?"

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