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Fannie Lou Hamer was one of the prominent voices of the civil rights era, bloodied in the fight for voting rights. The daughter of Mississippi sharecroppers called out police brutality and economic inequality on a national stage. In "Fannie Lou Hamer’s America" Chicago director Joy Davenport takes us through Hamer's story in her own voice with some never-before-seen photos and rare footage of her family.

"Fannie Lou Hamer's America: An AMERICA REFRAMED Special" 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.The virtual panel will see actress Aunjanue Ellis ("Sunflower: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story," "King Richard") and author Dr. Keisha Blain ("Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Ham...

Fresh off her Oscar nomination for her performance in King Richard, Aunjanue Ellis is set to join a virtual Fannie Lou Hamer panel for PBS.

<p>Keisha N. Blain&#39;s biography of the Mississippi freedom activist is an important addition to the literature, but also an excellent roadmap to teaching African American history and its linkages to present struggles for justice.&nbsp;</p>

7 Black women whose stories reflect each day of Kwanzaa: unity, self-determination, collective work, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.