Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America (22/02/2022)

Synopsis

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.

Production

American Documentary, GBH WORLD Channel, The Bitter Southerner, Black Public Media (BPM), PBS

Pays de production

United States of America

Genres

Documentary