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Fannie Lou Hamer
Known for
Acting
Born
October 6, 1917
Birthplace
Mississippi, USA
Died
March 14, 1977 (aged 59)
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
Best known work
Freedom on My Mind
1994
Freedom Summer
2014
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
2022
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
1968
We'll Never Turn Back
1963
Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
2026Filmography
2026
Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movementas Self (archival)
2022
Fannie Lou Hamer’s Americaas Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage), Songs
2014
Freedom Summeras Self (archive footage)
1994
Freedom on My Mindas Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)
1968
1963
We'll Never Turn Backas Self