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

Self (archive footage)

Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Self (archival)

We'll Never Turn Back

Self

Freedom on My Mind

Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America

Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)

The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America

Self