You can tell this by the program the federal government had to train 2,400 tractor drivers. They would have trained Negro and white together, but this man, Congressman Jamie Whitten, voted against it and everything that was decent. So, we've got to have somebody in Washington who is concerned about the people of Mississippi.
Fannie Lou HamerWhite 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 HamerThis white man who is saying "it takes time." For three hundred and more years they have had "time," and now it is time for them to listen.
Fannie Lou HamerNever to forget where we came from and always praise the bridges that carried us over.
Fannie Lou Hamer