Fannie Lou Hamer

10/6/1917 – 3/14/1977Mississippi, 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 (6 titles)

Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights MovementMovie

Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Self (archival) · 2026

Fannie Lou Hamer’s AmericaMovie

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America

Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage) · 2022

Freedom Summer7.2Movie

Freedom Summer

Self (archive footage) · 2014

Freedom on My Mind7.1Movie

Freedom on My Mind

Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage) · 1994

The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black AmericaMovie

The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America

Self · 1968

We'll Never Turn BackMovie

We'll Never Turn Back

Self · 1963