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June Jordan's poem "1977: Poem for Fannie Lou Hamer" The Bible and Modern Literature
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Jeanne and Jennifer read and discuss June Jordan's "1977: Poem for Fannie Lou Hamer." Hamer was a civil rights activist who mentored June Jordan and many other Black poets and activists. Jamaican-American poet June Jordan named this poem for the year Hamer died, and it commemorates Hamer’s work as a voting rights activist–dangerous business in Mississippi in the 1960s.
Jeanne and Jennifer read and discuss June Jordan's "1977: Poem for Fannie Lou Hamer." Hamer was a civil rights activist who mentored June Jordan and many other Black poets and activists. Jamaican-American poet June Jordan named this poem for the year Hamer died, and it commemorates Hamer’s work as a voting rights activist–dangerous business in Mississippi in the 1960s.
27 min