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Chicago Premiere!
Fannie Lou Hamer represents the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
South Shore Cultural Center
Experience the inspiring story of voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in SSOCC's Chicago Premiere of Fannie Lou Hamer: I'm Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired. Discover the story behind her efforts to bring voting rights to Blacks in Mississippi and all of the United States, begun in 1963!
Qiana C. McNary
Warnell Berry
Richard Thompson: Composer
Cassandra Medley: Libretto
Leslie B. Dunner: Conductor
Elizabeth Norman Sojourner: Production Manager
Qiana C. McNary: Fannie Lou Hamer
Warnell Berry: Perry (Pap) Hamer
Miguel de la Cerna: Pianist
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Offered in partnership with the Chicago Park District and the South Shore Cultural Center Advisory Council.
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