👤
Fannie Lou Hamer
Acting
Born October 6, 1917 — Died March 14, 1977 Mississippi, USA
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
Movies(6)
Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
Self (archival)
2026
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)
2022
Freedom Summer
Self (archive footage)
2014
Freedom on My Mind
Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)
1994
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
Self
1968
We'll Never Turn Back
Self
1963