Fannie Lou Hamer
- Acting
- October 6, 1917 · Mississippi, USA
- March 14, 1977
Biography
Fannie Lou Hamer was an American voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and a leader in the civil rights movement. She was the co-founder and vice-chair of the Freedom Democratic Party, which she represented at the 1964 Democratic National Convention
Known for
Filmography
- Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement · Self
- Fannie Lou Hamer’s America · Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage), Songs
- Freedom Summer · Self
- Freedom on My Mind · Self
- The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America · Self
- We'll Never Turn Back · Self