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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 6, 1917
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 - Movies
Freedom Summer
as Self (archive footage)
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
as Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)
Freedom on My Mind
as Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)
Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
as Self (archival)
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
as Self
We'll Never Turn Back
as Self