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, because that's what really happens.

About Fannie Lou Hamer

Fannie Lou Hamer (; née Townsend; October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977) was an American voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and leader of the civil rights movement. She was the vice-chair of the Freedom Democratic Party, which she represented at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. Hamer also...