Fannie Lou Hamer Word Search
Free Fannie Lou Hamer word search. We picked 12 themed words — the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: VOTING, FREEDOM, SUFFRAGE, MISSISSIPPI, DELTA, SHARECROPPER, ACTIVIST, ORGANIZER, DEMOCRACY, REGISTRATION, STRUGGLE, EQUALITY.
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Fannie Lou Hamer word list, defined
- VOTING /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- The act of casting a vote, or the selection of a candidate or option by voting. To express an opinion or preference by voting. Related: balloting, election, polling, selection.
- FREEDOM /ˈfriːdəm/ · noun
- The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint; also the state of not being imprisoned, enslaved, or restricted. Related: liberty, independence, autonomy, emancipation.
- SUFFRAGE /sʌfɹɪdʒ/ · noun
- The right to vote in public elections; the act of giving or having the right to vote. The support or advocacy of a particular cause or policy. Related: vote, election, ballot, plebiscite.
- DELTA /ˈdɛltə/ · noun
- The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ). Also, a triangular tract of alluvial land formed where a river splits into distributaries before entering a sea or lake, and in science and mathematics, a symbol for change or difference in a quantity. Related: alluvial plain, estuary, outwash, floodplain.
- SHARECROPPER /ˈʃɛrˌkrɒpər/ · noun
- A sharecropper is a person who grows crops on a piece of land in exchange for a share of the crop or profit. This system is often used by farmers who do not own the land they work on. Related: tenant farmer, farm worker, agricultural laborer, cropsharer.
- ACTIVIST /ˈæktɪvɪst/ · noun
- A person who campaigns vigorously to bring about political, social, or environmental change, typically through organized public action. Related: campaigner, advocate, reformer, crusader.
- ORGANIZER /ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzaɪzər/ · noun
- A person or thing that organizes something, or a device or system for organizing something. Related: arranger, coordinator, director, executor.
- DEMOCRACY /dɪˈmɒkrəsi/ · noun
- A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who exercise it directly or through freely elected representatives. More broadly, the principle of social equality and respect for the individual within a community or organization. Related: republic, self-government, representative government, majority rule.
- REGISTRATION /ˌrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃən/ · noun
- The act of registering or the state of being registered. The official act of recording or enrolling someone or something in a register or database. Related: enrolment, enrollment, recording, registration.
- STRUGGLE /strʌɡəl/ · noun, verb
- A struggle is a difficult or violent effort to do something, or a long and hard fight to achieve something. It can also refer to a feeling of great difficulty or hardship. Related: battle, fight, strive, grapple.
- EQUALITY /ɪˈkwɒlɪti/ · noun
- The state or quality of being equal; the condition of having the same value, status, rights, or measure as something or someone else. Related: parity, equivalence, evenness, uniformity.
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