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"We have a long fight and this fight is not mine alone, but you are not free whether you are white or black, until I am free." - Fannie Lou HamerA blend of social commentary, biography, and intellectual history, Until I Am Free is a manifesto for anyone committed to social justice. The book challenges us to listen to a working-poor and disabled Black woman activist and intellectual of the civil rights movement as we grapple with contemporary concerns around race, inequality, and social justice.Award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author Keisha N. Blain situates Fannie Lou Hamer as a key political thinker alongside leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks and demonstrates how her ideas remain salient for a new generation of activists committed to dismantling systems of oppression in the United States and across the globe.
About the Author
Keisha N. Blain is an award-winning historian, professor, and writer. She is the author of the multi-prize-winning book 'Set the World on Fire' and co-editor, with Ibram X. Kendi, of the #1 New York Times bestseller 'Four Hundred Souls.' She is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh, president of the African American Intellectual History Society, and an MSNBC columnist. Her next book is 'Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America' (Beacon Press, October 5, 2021) . Follow her on Twitter @KeishaBlain and on Instagram @KeishaNBlain.
