Fannie Lou Hamer
October 6, 1917 (106 years old) in Mississippi, USA
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
Credits
- 2022 · Fannie Lou Hamer’s America as Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Freedom Summer as Self (archive footage)
- 1968 · The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America as Self
- 1963 · We'll Never Turn Back as Self