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Remembering Fannie Lou Hamer’s Famous Speech 50 Years Ago
Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier teaches politics at Occidental College and is author of several books including Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America, published in April, 2022.
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