Summary Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer is a picture book told entirely in poems. Each poem details a certain part of Fannie Lou Hamer’s life and her mission for racial equality during the Civil Rights Movement. Her story is not one that is commonly told when discussing the Civil Rights Movement, but it is a very important one to read. What is quite unique about this particular story, is that it tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement from the perspective of this woman, who was very active at the time, but is not as well known today, while at the same time mentioning well-known leaders of the time.
Cover Art The cover art for this picture book is beautiful. It portrays women, standing tall and strong. She appears to be singing …show more content…
The image appears to just be colors and shapes at first glance, but in actuality, it has many different features. There appear to be three shadows of people, almost lurking in the darker spots of the image. The words “Now!” and “for ALL!” are noticeable. Also, a simple image with four stripes and six stars is visible — alluding to the American flag. The colors used are darker, and more raw, portraying a more serious book tone. A quote by Fannie Lou Hamer is featured in the front matter as well. The quote illustrates how the most honest people we have in our country are children, and how if children see a mistake they are quick to speak. This can be translated to be the reason of this book, to encourage children to learn what is ethically right and what is ethically wrong.
Layout and Design The layout used in this book includes a prominent photo on each page, paired with one or two poems. A common design used is a large, one and a half paged image, with a sidebar featuring the poem. Some pages feature a poem on the image, while some images are framed by a white sidebar. Each page is unique. White space is only used for poems and the occasional border. Images are usually abstract — never completely clear — but some aspects of the image are always clear. For example, images of people are easily noticed, but some features of images take further examination to
Cover Art The cover art for this picture book is beautiful. It portrays women, standing tall and strong. She appears to be singing …show more content…
The image appears to just be colors and shapes at first glance, but in actuality, it has many different features. There appear to be three shadows of people, almost lurking in the darker spots of the image. The words “Now!” and “for ALL!” are noticeable. Also, a simple image with four stripes and six stars is visible — alluding to the American flag. The colors used are darker, and more raw, portraying a more serious book tone. A quote by Fannie Lou Hamer is featured in the front matter as well. The quote illustrates how the most honest people we have in our country are children, and how if children see a mistake they are quick to speak. This can be translated to be the reason of this book, to encourage children to learn what is ethically right and what is ethically wrong.
Layout and Design The layout used in this book includes a prominent photo on each page, paired with one or two poems. A common design used is a large, one and a half paged image, with a sidebar featuring the poem. Some pages feature a poem on the image, while some images are framed by a white sidebar. Each page is unique. White space is only used for poems and the occasional border. Images are usually abstract — never completely clear — but some aspects of the image are always clear. For example, images of people are easily noticed, but some features of images take further examination to