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Quote by Fannie Lou Hamer

“Actually, the world and America is upset and the only way to bring about a change is to upset it more.”

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Fannie Lou Hamer was a prominent political leader and civil rights activist from the United States. Born on October 6, 1917, in Montgomery County, Mississippi, she dedicated her life to fighting for racial equality and women's rights. Hamer's experiences as a sharecropper and her involvement in the civil rights movement, particularly her leadership in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, made her a symbol of resistance and empowerment. She passed away on March 14, 1977. more

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“I have found that leadership is leadership is leadership. It applies whether you are in government or in corporate life or in non-profit life.”

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