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