In recognition of Black History Month, Chatham Community Library will host a virtual film screening of Fannie Lou Hamer's America (2022), beginning Thursday, February 16, and continuing through Thursday, February 23, 2023.

Fannie Lou Hamer was a leader in the civil rights movement, founder of the Freedom Democratic Party in Mississippi, and the organizer of Freedom Summer, a volunteer-based campaign launched in the summer of 1964 in order to register as many Black voters in Mississippi as possible.

Fannie Lou Hamer's America, a documentary produced by her grand-niece Monica Land, is a portrait of a civil rights activist and the injustices in America that made her work essential. Through public speeches, personal interviews, and powerful songs of the fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist, Fannie Lou Hamer’s America explores and celebrates the lesser-known life of one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders. 

 Film Awards:

• WINNER, Best TV Feature Documentary or miniseries, IDA Awards

Access to the virtual screening will be available beginning Thursday, February 16, by clicking HERE .  A password is required at the time of viewing. 

Please contact social.library@chathamlibraries.org to request the password or for additional information.

 This program is free and open to the public.