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Fannie Lou Hamer
Acting
Born: 1917-10-06 in Mississippi, USA
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
Freedom on My Mind
Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)
Freedom Summer
Self (archive footage)
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
Self
We'll Never Turn Back
Self
Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
Self (archival)