Acting

Fannie Lou Hamer

October 6, 1917March 14, 1977 (aged 59)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

Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement

as Self (archival)

2026

Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement

as Self (archival)

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America

as Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)