Fannie Lou Hamer

Known for: Acting

Born: 1917-10-06 – 1977-03-14 (aged 59)

From: 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

Filmography (6)

MOVIE
Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
2026
as Self (archival)
MOVIE
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
2022
as Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Freedom Summer
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Freedom on My Mind
1994
as Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)
MOVIE
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
1968
as Self
MOVIE
We'll Never Turn Back
1963
as Self