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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 Summer

Freedom Summer

2014

as Self (archive footage)

Freedom on My Mind

Freedom on My Mind

1994

as Self - Freedom Democratic Party (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)

The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America

The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America

1968

as Self

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America

2022

as Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)