Fannie Lou Hamer's America
Available screening types
In-person
Available until
Feb 05, 2026
Available in
Worldwide
Brought to you by
WORLD
About the film
Fannie Lou Hamer's America: An America ReFramed Special is a portrait of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer and the injustices in America that made her work essential. Working with groups like the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Fannie Lou Hamer devoted herself to fighting for voting rights and Black political representation. Her efforts would mobilize thousands of Black people to register to vote. Through public speeches, personal interviews, and powerful songs of the fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist, Fannie Lou Hamer's America: An America ReFramed Special explores and celebrates the lesser-known life of one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders.
Part of the WORLD Collection
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
0h 59m
Released
2022
Director
Joy Elaine Davenport
Producer
Monica Land
Executive Producer
Christopher Hastings, Monica Land and Selena Lauterer
Awards & recognition
International Documentary Association
Best TV Feature Documentary
What people are saying
‘“The film is offering to a new generation of audiences called upon to take up the mantle of preserving American democracy.‘
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Baltimore Times
‘“A powerful film, one that illustrates the challenges and sacrifices so many faced in fighting for the right to vote."‘
Sylvia Bugg
Chief Programming Executive & General Manager, PBS
‘“There are few Mississippians who have played a more prominent role at a pivotal point in American history than Fannie Lou Hamer. Her story has been an inspiration to so many people, past and present, working for social justice and human dignity, not only in America but around the world.”‘
Lloyd Gray
Executive Director, Hardin Foundation