Fannie Lou Hamer
Personal information
- Known for
- Acting
- Known credits
- 6
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- October 6, 1917
- Died
- March 14, 1977
- Place of birth
- Mississippi, USA
- Also known as
- Fannie Lou Townsend 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
