Over four decades after Fannie Lou Hamer’s death, her words are an important rally call to those fighting for racial and economic equality: “We have a long fight and this fight is not mine alone, but you are not free whether you are white or black, until I am free.” In her new book, University of Pittsburgh historian KEISHA N. BLAIN writes about Hamer’s life, activism and legacy, and how the challenges she endured as a Black woman living in Mississippi did not derail her commitment to making a difference in the lives of others. Blain joins us to discuss the faults in American society and this social justice icon’s valuable insights on how we might yet continue the fight to help the nation live up to its core ideals of “equality and justice for all.” Her new book is, Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America.