If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he ... - Fannie Lou Hamer

This quote is attributed to Fannie Lou Hamer.

"If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves."

Fannie Lou Hamer Power

Civil Rights Leader, Activist American 1917–1977

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