Never to forget where we came from and always praise the bridges that carried us over.
Fannie Lou HamerRead
I was forced away from the plantation because I wouldn't go back and withdraw, you know, my literacy test after I had tried to take it. I wouldn't go back.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote reflects the strength and determination to stand up for one's rights despite adversity.
Fannie Lou Hamer's quote highlights her unwavering commitment to her beliefs and rights, particularly in the context of her struggle for voting rights and racial equality. She expresses her refusal to succumb to pressure and injustice, showcasing the importance of courage in the face of oppression.
Themes
CourageRightsDeterminationOppressionStruggle
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used during a civil rights march to inspire participants.
More from Fannie Lou Hamer
All quotes βYou 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 HamerRead
People have got to get together and work together. I'm tired of the kind of oppression that white people have inflicted on us and are still trying to inflict.
Fannie Lou HamerRead
One day, I know the struggle will change. There's got to be a change - not only for Mississippi, not only for the people in the United States, but people all over the world.
Fannie Lou HamerRead
Is this America, the land of the free and the home of the brave, where we have to sleep with our telephones off the hooks because our lives be threatened daily, because we want to live as decent human beings in America?
Fannie Lou HamerRead
Every red stripe in that flag represents the black man's blood that has been shed.
Fannie Lou HamerRead
Similar quotes
The question before the House is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery
Patrick HenryRead
If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.
Richard M. NixonRead
God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.
Elizabeth IRead
A child comes to see his father play, have fun, make people happy, and what does he see? He sees people booing his father for being black. They make monkey noises. They throw bananas at his teammates and all that.
Samuel Eto'ORead
Courage means going against majority opinion in the name of the truth.
Vaclav HavelRead
When I was in school, martial arts made you a dork, and I became self-conscious that I was too masculine. I was a 16-year-old girl with ringworm and cauliflower ears. People made fun of my arms and called me 'Miss Man.' It wasn't until I got older that I realized: These people are idiots. I'm fabulous.
Ronda RouseyRead