When I looked at [Fannie Lou] Hamer and that speech it seemed to me that she had to be the bravest woman ever, to come before that body and to assert…

- Leah D. Daughtry

I was just an infant when [Fannie Lou] Hamer spoke - barley even awake in the world. But here she was, pressing the Democratic Party to refuse to rec…

- Leah D. Daughtry

When I saw Fannie Lou Hamer speech I said, "Well, how did this Democratic Party that Miss Hamer is talking about, become the Democratic Party that no…

- Leah D. Daughtry

In the course of my day, I'll probably go through four pairs of shoes! I start the day in flats.I'll change into some mid-range heels because if I ty…

- Leah D. Daughtry

That is part of why we must keep talking about Fannie Lou Hamer and about our history as a party and as a nation. We can't forget. If we forget, we c…

- Leah D. Daughtry

It means everything for me to serve as the CEO of a convention.

- Leah D. Daughtry

I was born the day before the March on Washington. I grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Everybody in my neighborhood was a Democrat. We just didn't have …

- Leah D. Daughtry

The Democratic Party structure is keenly aware of who makes our party strong.

- Leah D. Daughtry

I think the Democratic electorate is similarly very energized. In both cycles we have new folks coming into the system who had previously been outsid…

- Leah D. Daughtry