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Fannie Lou Hamer

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

Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
2026 • Self (archival)
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
2022 • Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer
2014 • Self (archive footage)
Freedom on My Mind
Freedom on My Mind
1994 • Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
1968 • Self
We'll Never Turn Back
We'll Never Turn Back
1963 • Self

Full filmography

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
2022 • Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)
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Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer
2014 • Self (archive footage)
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Freedom on My Mind
Freedom on My Mind
1994 • Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)
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