Betty Mae Fikes, one of the great Movement singers
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Betty Mae Fikes, one of the great Movement singers, who’s rendition of This Little
Light of Mine, recorded by Alan Ribback, is among the greatest pieces of musical audio of the Movement.
USA. Selma, Alabama. October 7, 1964. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) organized “Freedom Day”, an attempt to get residents registered to vote. Betty Mae Fikes, lead singer of the Selma movement.