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Fannie Lou Hamer

1917-10-06 – 1977-03-14 (age 59) Mississippi, USA

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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

Freedom on My Mind

1994

as Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)

Freedom Summer

Freedom Summer

2014

as Self (archive footage)

We'll Never Turn Back

We'll Never Turn Back

1963

as Self

Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement

2026

as Self (archival)

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America

2022

as Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)

The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America

The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America

1968

as Self