The only thing they can do is kill me, and it seems they've ... - Fannie Lou Hamer

This quote is attributed to Fannie Lou Hamer.

"The only thing they can do is kill me, and it seems they've been trying to do that a little bit at a time ever since I was born."

Fannie Lou Hamer Strength

Civil Rights Leader, Activist American 1917–1977

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