It is my professional opinion that this play does more for teaching students about the Civil Rights Movement or character development than any book, video, or activity I have used or seen used in my eleven years of teaching.
—Diana Anderson Becker, MA History, NBCT, Early Middle College at GTCC Greensboro
The Life and Times of Fannie Lou Hamer
Adapted and Directed by Brenda P. Schleunes
50-60 minutes
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She was fired, beaten, jailed and shot at just because she wanted to vote. But this daughter of a Mississippi sharecropper went on to address two national Democratic conventions. The production demonstrates the pain and oppression met by black people who challenged the system. It explains the deep emotional scars of African Americans and, it offers an excellent opportunity for students and citizens to discuss openly, in a non‐threatening manner, a means of approaching the truth about race relations in their own communities. The production features spirituals and freedom songs.
It is a vital reminder that for the majority in this country, voting is a hard‐won symbol of
freedom that should never be ignored or taken lightly.
Leslie Mizell, News and Record
See excerpts from the rehearsal of The Life and Times of Fannie Lou Hamer.
