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Fannie Lou Hamer

Fannie Lou Hamer

ActorSound Oct 6 (died age 59) Mississippi, USA 1963–2026 (63 year career)
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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
Film

Freedom on My Mind

Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)
Freedom Summer
Film

Freedom Summer

Self (archive footage)
Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
Film

Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Self (archival)
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
Film

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America

Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
Film

The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America

Self
We'll Never Turn Back
Film

We'll Never Turn Back

Self

Filmography