Fannie Lou Hamer: Everyday Battle

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"I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!" This courageous statement by Fannie Lou Hamer during the human rights movement in the 1960's inspired thousands of people to fight for their rights and pushed her into national acclaim. In this, the first documentary profile ever on civil rights legend Fannie Lou Hamer, see actual film footage of Ms. Hamer in the movement. At 44 years old, this brave daughter of sharecroppers faced death threats daily for standing up against a racist system for poor African Americans denied basic human rights. Like Ms. Hamer, many fearless African American women have played crucial roles in the struggle for freedom, but have gone unrecognized. In a moving interview, Congressman John Lewis, who worked with Ms. Hamer in the movement, offers a valuable perspective on Ms. Hamer's character and her accomplishments. See how Fannie Lou Hamer's pour, courage, and selflessness changed the face of America.

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[Ndukanachi]

For the first ten years of my life, I grew up in Ruleville, Mississippi. Fannie Lou Hamer was the director of the Head Start Center I attended. Although I did not fully understand who she was at the time, I knew there was something special about her and now that I am an adult, I understand that I must stand up and sacrifice for others, the way Mrs. Hamer stood up and sacrificed for me!

[SNYDERBOY]

May your name never be forgotten Fanny Lou. I hope that you have found peace.

[Antomcc]

Being Irish, i had never heard of Fannie Lou Hamer until i watched a program on TV last night and her story just captivated me, so much so that i'm online now trying to find out all i can about her. I can only say, what an amazing woman she was, so brave and inspiring. She should be put up alongside Martin Luther King and people all around the world, like me, she know her name and her story as we do MLK's

[surfer9z]

the courage to stand up and speak truth to power. she's a true hero.

[DANITA47]

Fannie Lou Hamer was my relative, she was married to my father's 1st cousin, Perry Pap Hamer, and also the ironic thing about some dates surrounding her was that she did the 1st civil rights march on my 2nd birth-day August 31, 1962 and she died on my mother's birthday, Mach 14, 1977! She was truly a hero!