We cannot prove what the white man says is true. We can only... - Fannie Lou Hamer

This quote is attributed to Fannie Lou Hamer.

"We cannot prove what the white man says is true. We can only prove what we know to be true."

Fannie Lou Hamer Wisdom

Civil Rights Leader, Activist American 1917–1977

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