Fannie Lou Hamer

Acting

October 6, 1917 (Age 108) - March 14, 1977

Mississippi, USA

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

Actor Details

Birthday

October 6, 1917 (Age 108)

Place of Birth

Mississippi, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Self (archival)

2026

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America

Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)

2022

7.2

Freedom Summer

Self (archive footage)

2014

6.9

Freedom on My Mind

Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)

1994

The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America

Self

1968

We'll Never Turn Back