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Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes

You can pray until you faint, but unless you get up and try to do something, God is not going to put it in your lap Picture Quote #1

Christianity is being concerned about [others], not building a million-dollar church while people are starving right around the corner. Christ was a revolutionary person, out there where it was happening. That’s what God is all about, and that’s where I get my strength Picture Quote #1

[On her Freedom Farm Cooperative:] If you give a hungry man food, he will eat it. [But] if you give him land, he will grow his own food Picture Quote #1

It is our right to stay here and we will stay and stand up for what belongs to us as American citizens, because they can’t say that we haven’t had patience Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it seem like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I’ll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I’m not backing off Picture Quote #1

No. What would I look like fighting for equality with the white man? I don’t want to go down that low. I want the true democracy that’ll raise me and that white man up raise America up Picture Quote #1

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I feel sorry for anybody that could let hate wrap them up. Ain’t no such thing as I can hate anybody and hope to see God’s face Picture Quote #1

Our foreparents were mostly brought from West Africa. We were brought to America and our foreparents were sold; white people bo ught them; white people changed their names my maiden name is supposed to be Townsend, but really, what is my maiden name? What is my name? Picture Quote #1

We serve God by serving our fellow man; kids are suffering from malnutrition. People are going to the fields hungry. If you are a Christian, we are tired of being mistreated Picture Quote #1

If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves Picture Quote #1

I went almost naked to see that my mother was kept decent and treated as a human being for the first time in all of her life Picture Quote #1

It would bring tears in your eyes to make you think of all those years, the type of brain-washing that this man will use in America to keep us separated from our own people Picture Quote #1

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With the people, for the people, by the people. I crack up when I hear it; I say, with the handful, for the handful, by the handful, cause that’s what really happens Picture Quote #1

My mother got down sick in 53 and she lived with me, an invalid, until she passed away in 1961. And during the time she was staying with me sometime I would be worked so hard I couldn’t sleep at night Picture Quote #1

Just because people are fat, it doesn’t mean they are well fed. The cheapest foods are the fattening ones, not the most nourishing Picture Quote #1

You can pray until you faint, but unless you get up and try to do something, God is not going to put it in your lap Picture Quote #1

Hate won’t only destroy us. It will destroy these people that’s hating as well Picture Quote #1

White Americans today don’t know what in the world to do because when they put us behind them, that’s where they made their mistake... they put us behind them, and we watched every move they made Picture Quote #1

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A black woman’s body was never hers alone Picture Quote #1

Nobody’s free until everybody’s free Picture Quote #1

I am sick and tired of being sick and tired Picture Quote #1

When I liberate others, I liberate myself Picture Quote #1

With the people, for the people, by the people. I crack up when I hear it; I say, with the handful, for the handful, by the handful, cause that’s what really happens Picture Quote #1

What was the point of being scared? the only thing they could do to me was kill me and it seemed like they’d been trying to do that a little bit at a time ever since I could remember Picture Quote #1

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To support whatever is right, and to bring in justice where weve had so much injustice Picture Quote #1

If I am truly free, who can tell me how much of my freedom I can have today? Picture Quote #1

Just because people are fat, it doesn’t mean they are well fed. The cheapest foods are the fattening ones, not the most nourishing Picture Quote #1

When I liberate myself, I liberate others. If you don’t speak out ain’t nobody going to speak out for you Picture Quote #1

Never to forget where we came from and always praise the bridges that carried us over Picture Quote #1

We didn’t come all this way for no two seats when all of us is tired Picture Quote #1

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You can pray until you faint, but unless you get up and try to do something, God is not going to put it in your lap (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) Christianity is being concerned about [others], not building a million-dollar church while people are starving right around the corner. Christ was a revolutionary person, out there where it was happening. That’s what God is all about, and that’s where I get my strength (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) [On her Freedom Farm Cooperative:] If you give a hungry man food, he will eat it. [But] if you give him land, he will grow his own food (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) It is our right to stay here and we will stay and stand up for what belongs to us as American citizens, because they can’t say that we haven’t had patience. (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) Sometimes it seem like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I’ll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I’m not backing off (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) No. What would I look like fighting for equality with the white man? I don’t want to go down that low. I want the true democracy that’ll raise me and that white man up raise America up (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) I feel sorry for anybody that could let hate wrap them up. Ain’t no such thing as I can hate anybody and hope to see God’s face (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) Our foreparents were mostly brought from West Africa. We were brought to America and our foreparents were sold; white people bo ught them; white people changed their names my maiden name is supposed to be Townsend, but really, what is my maiden name? What is my name? (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) We serve God by serving our fellow man; kids are suffering from malnutrition. People are going to the fields hungry. If you are a Christian, we are tired of being mistreated (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) I went almost naked to see that my mother was kept decent and treated as a human being for the first time in all of her life. (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) It would bring tears in your eyes to make you think of all those years, the type of brain-washing that this man will use in America to keep us separated from our own people. (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) With the people, for the people, by the people. I crack up when I hear it; I say, with the handful, for the handful, by the handful, cause that’s what really happens. (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) My mother got down sick in 53 and she lived with me, an invalid, until she passed away in 1961. And during the time she was staying with me sometime I would be worked so hard I couldn’t sleep at night. (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) Just because people are fat, it doesn’t mean they are well fed. The cheapest foods are the fattening ones, not the most nourishing. (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) You can pray until you faint, but unless you get up and try to do something, God is not going to put it in your lap. (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) Hate won’t only destroy us. It will destroy these people that’s hating as well. (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) White Americans today don’t know what in the world to do because when they put us behind them, that’s where they made their mistake... they put us behind them, and we watched every move they made (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) A black woman’s body was never hers alone (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) Nobody’s free until everybody’s free (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) I am sick and tired of being sick and tired (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) When I liberate others, I liberate myself (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) With the people, for the people, by the people. I crack up when I hear it; I say, with the handful, for the handful, by the handful, cause that’s what really happens (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) What was the point of being scared? the only thing they could do to me was kill me and it seemed like they’d been trying to do that a little bit at a time ever since I could remember (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) To support whatever is right, and to bring in justice where weve had so much injustice (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) If I am truly free, who can tell me how much of my freedom I can have today? (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) Just because people are fat, it doesn’t mean they are well fed. The cheapest foods are the fattening ones, not the most nourishing (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) When I liberate myself, I liberate others. If you don’t speak out ain’t nobody going to speak out for you (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) Never to forget where we came from and always praise the bridges that carried us over (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes) We didn’t come all this way for no two seats when all of us is tired (Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes)

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