FANNIE LOU HAMER'S AMERICA: A portrait of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. Through evocative speech and moving songs, Hamer dedicated his life to enfranchising and increasing black political representation. To find out more: https://bit.ly/ARF_FannieLouHamerA
PBS Premiere: Tuesday, February 22 at 9/8c
WORLD Channel Premiere: Thursday, February 24 at 8/7c
–BEYOND THE GOAL–
00:00 Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?
04:56 /"Sick and tired/"
05:54 Black Americans and the right to vote
7:50 a.m. Testimony from the 1964 DNC
10:23 a.m. Medgar Evers and the beating in Winona, MS
14:02 Travel to Africa
15:42 Letters from a mother and a friend
7:08 p.m. Forced sterilization of black women
21:17 The influence of Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer today
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Funding for FANNIE LOU HAMER'S AMERICA provided by the WK Kellogg Foundation, the GBH Voices and Equity Fund made possible by the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Inc., the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, the Mississippi Delta National Heritage, the Mississippi Humanities Council et al. This program is made possible by contributions to PBS stations from viewers like you.
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