Fikes, Betty Mae, 1948-
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Bettie Mae Fikes was a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Freedom Singers, and became known as "the Voice of Selma". She was jailed as a teenager in 1963 for her participation in a Selma protest and was also involved in Bloody Sunday in 1965.
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| referencedIn | Guy and Candie Carawan Collection, 1955-2010 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Carawan, Candie. Guy and Candie Carawan collection, 1964 (FT-3673-3685). | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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| associatedWith | Carawan, Candie. | person |
| associatedWith | Carawan, Guy. | person |
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| Selma | AL | US | |
| Selma | AL | US |
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