Fannie Lou Hamer and Thomas Merton
b'Fannie Lou Hamer and Thomas Merton were both, as Albert Raboteau puts it, religious radicals. Hamer became an outspoken advocate for racial and social justice; she risked her life to secure voting rights and political equality for African Americans. Thomas Merton was a Catholic contemplative who spoke out forcefully against racism, militarism, and rampant consumerism. (Encore presentation.)\\nAlbert Raboteau, American Prophets: Seven Religious Radicals and Their Struggle for Social and Political Justice Princeton University Press, 2016\\n\\nThe post Fannie Lou Hamer and Thomas Merton appeared first on KPFA.'