Fannie Lou Hamer

Acting

Born 1917-10-06

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

Popular credits

6.9

Freedom on My Mind

Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)

7.2

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