“When I saw Fannie Lou Hamer speech I said, "Well, how did this Democratic Party that Miss Hamer is talking about, become the Democratic Party that now is the party of the African-American community?"” WellsSaidCommunityPartyTalkingSawsMissingSpeechDemocraticAfrican AmericanDemocratic Party Author:Leah D. Daughtry
“That is part of why we must keep talking about Fannie Lou Hamer and about our history as a party and as a nation. We can't forget. If we forget, we can get self-righteous. We are great, but we had to grow into that greatness. Let's not forget that we shut people out.” PeopleIfsSelfNationsGrowsForgetPartyTalkingGreatnessRighteousSelf RighteousKeep Talking Author:Leah D. Daughtry