Fannie Lou Hamer's America
- Year
- 2021
- Description
- Profile of civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, who was a sharecropper, cofounded the Freedom Democratic Party in Mississippi, and began the Freedom Farm Cooperative to support African Americans. Includes archival footage of Hamer's interviews, speeches, and performances of songs.
- Director
- Davenport, Joy
- Producer
- Land, Monica
- Cinematographer
- Correa, Pablo, Jr.; Davenport, Joy; Fitzpatrick, Robert "RJ"
- Editor
- Davenport, Joy
- Production Team
- Bitter Southerner, American Documentary, Black Public Media, GBH World Channel, and Women Make Movies
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- English
- Media Format
- 1 DVD (59 min.) or 1 streaming video (59 min.)
- Type
- Color with black and white sequences
- Additional Content
- A discussion guide is available.
- Production Notes
- Broadcast on the PBS television series America ReFramed on Feb. 22, 2022.
- Updated
- 07-13-2022
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