Voice of Freedom Quotes

“I was so hungry to learn. My mother drilled this into me. When you read, she said, you know--and you can help yourself and others.”
― Carole Boston Weatherford, Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer

“... told me I want you to respect yourself as a black child and as you get older, you respect yourself as a black woman. If you respect yourself enough, other people have to respect you.”
― Carole Boston Weatherford, Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer