I done tried to tell you about the conditions we live under ... - Fannie Lou Hamer

This quote is attributed to Fannie Lou Hamer.

"I done tried to tell you about the conditions we live under down in Mississippi, and nothing more could be said than what I said."

Fannie Lou Hamer Truth

Civil Rights Leader, Activist American 1917–1977

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