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We hadn't heard anything about registering to vote because when you see this flat land in here, when the people would get out of the fields, if they had a radio, they'd be too tired to play it. So we didn't know what was going on in the rest of the state, even, much less in other places.
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"We hadn't heard anything about registering to vote because when you see this flat land in here, when the people would get out of the fields, if they had a radio, they'd be too tired to play it. So we didn't know what was going on in the rest of the state, even, much less in other places."
— Fannie Lou Hamer

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We hadn't heard anything about registering to vote because when you see this flat land in here, when the people would get out of the fields, if they had a radio, they'd be too tired to play it. So we didn't know what was going on in the rest of the state, even, much less in other places. — Fannie Lou Hamer

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Fannie Lou Hamer was a Activist from United States (1917–1977).

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Who said "We hadn't heard anything about registering to vote because when you see this fl…"?
This quote is attributed to Fannie Lou Hamer, a Activist from United States.
When did Fannie Lou Hamer live?
Fannie Lou Hamer lived from 1917 – 1977.