Marsh does not document this claim, but notes that Hamer was highly active in civil rights work beginning in the 1950s, and that the use of the Exodus story and the singing of spirituals played a central role in her activities.
Marsh does not document this claim, but notes that Hamer was highly involved in civil rights work starting in the 1950s, and that the use of the Exodus story and singing spirituals played a central role in her activities.