Acting

Fannie Lou Hamer

Born 1917-10-06 · Mississippi, USA

Died 1977-03-14

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

Credits

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Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
as Self (archival)
2026
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
as Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)
2022
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
Songs
2022
Freedom Summer
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Freedom on My Mind
as Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)
1994
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
as Self
1968
We'll Never Turn Back
as Self
1963