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A sharecropper, a warrior, and a truth-telling prophet, Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) stands as a robust mark not only of the 1960s dark-colored freedom movements, but also of the enduring human have difficulty against oppression. A Tone of voice That Could Stir an Military is a rhetorical biography that explains to the storyplot of Hamer's life by centering about how she employed icons - images, words, and even material objects like the ballot, food, and clothing - to construct persuasive public personae, to effect audiences, and also to effect communal change. Drawing upon a large number of newly retrieved Hamer text messages and recent interviews with Hamer's friends, family, and fellow activists, Maegan Parker Brooks goes chronologically through Hamer's life. Brooks recounts Hamer's early influences, her intersection with the dark-colored freedom movements, and her surge to prominence at the 1964 Democratic Country wide Convention. Brooks also considers Hamer's lesser-known contributions to the fight against poverty and also to feminist politics before inspecting how Hamer is remembered posthumously. The reserve concludes by emphasizing what remains rhetorical about Hamer's biography, using the 2012 statue and museum determination in Hamer's hometown of Ruleville, Mississippi, to examine the larger communal, politics, and historiographical implications of her legacy.
