The film explores and celebrates the lesser-known life of a Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist and one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders. Throughout the 1960s, Fannie Lou Hamer established a legacy of civil rights and human rights activism that remains relevant to this day – especially among Black youth.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- American Documentary, GBH WORLD Channel, The Bitter Southerner, Black Public Media
Keywords
- civil rights
- woman director
- activism
- civil rights movement
- voting rights
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Top Cast
Fannie Lou Hamer as Narrator (voice)
Top Crew
Joy Elaine Davenport · Director, Composer
Pablo Correa Jr. · Cinematographer
Robert 'RJ' Fitzpatrick · Cinematographer
Monica Land · Producer, Executive Producer
Stephanie A. Frederic · Producer
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