Fannie Lou Hamer

Acting

October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977 (aged 59)

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

Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
Movie
Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement2026 · Self (archival)
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
Movie
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America2022 · Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)
Young Survivors
Series
Young Survivors2014 · Self (archive footage)
Freedom on My Mind
Movie
Freedom on My Mind1994 · Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
Movie
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America1968 · Self
We'll Never Turn Back
Movie
We'll Never Turn Back1963 · Self