Fannie Lou Hamer

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

as Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)

Freedom Summer

as Self (archive footage)

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America

as Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)

The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America

as Self

We'll Never Turn Back

as Self

Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement

as Self (archival)