Overview

The film explores and celebrates the lesser-known life of a Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist and one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders. Throughout the 1960s, Fannie Lou Hamer established a legacy of civil rights and human rights activism that remains relevant to this day – especially among Black youth.

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Movie Details

Release Date

February 22, 2022

Runtime

90 minutes

Director

Joy Elaine Davenport

Production Companies

American Documentary GBH WORLD Channel The Bitter Southerner Black Public Media PBS

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America

Overview