She was poor, had no formal education, and a future predestined for picking cotton. However, Fannie Lou Hamer refused to accept life on anyone’s terms but her own. This Little Light of Mine: The Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer follows one woman’s journey from sharecropper to grassroots organizer to beaten and jailed protester to political powerhouse – and along the way proves every voice matters.
In program Women Leaders in the Civil Rights Movement Program: Fanny Lou Hamer & Ella Baker
Watch Q&A with director Robin Hamilton HERE
- Year2016
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorRobin Hamilton
She was poor, had no formal education, and a future predestined for picking cotton. However, Fannie Lou Hamer refused to accept life on anyone’s terms but her own. This Little Light of Mine: The Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer follows one woman’s journey from sharecropper to grassroots organizer to beaten and jailed protester to political powerhouse – and along the way proves every voice matters.
In program Women Leaders in the Civil Rights Movement Program: Fanny Lou Hamer & Ella Baker
Watch Q&A with director Robin Hamilton HERE
- Year2016
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorRobin Hamilton