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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
October 6, 1917
Died
March 14, 1977 (age 59)
Place of Birth
Mississippi, USA
Also Known As
Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer
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
Known For
Film
Freedom Summer
Self (archive footage)
2014
Film
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Freedom on My Mind
Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)
1994
Film
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
Self
1968
Film
We'll Never Turn Back
Self
1963
Film
Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
Self (archival)
2026
Filmography
2026FilmOf the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movementas Self (archival)2022FilmFannie Lou Hamer’s Americaas Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)2014FilmFreedom Summeras Self (archive footage)1994FilmFreedom on My Mindas Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)1968FilmThe Heritage of Slavery - Of Black Americaas Self1963FilmWe'll Never Turn Backas Self