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Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 6, 1917
Died
March 14, 1977
Age
59
Place of Birth
Mississippi, USA
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Fannie Lou Hamer
Acting
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
Also known as
Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer
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Filmography
2026
Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
Movie · Self (archival)
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2022
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
Movie · Narrator (voice) / Self (archive footage)
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2014
Freedom Summer
Movie · Self (archive footage)
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1994
Freedom on My Mind
Movie · Self - Freedom Democratic Party (archive footage)
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1968
The Heritage of Slavery - Of Black America
Movie · Self
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1963
We'll Never Turn Back
Movie · Self
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