Age Group:
Adult- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will open on February 18, 2026 @ 7:00pm.
Program Description
Description
Join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary Fannie Lou Hamer's America, followed by a facilitated discussion.
About the Film
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America is an original documentary told through the public speeches, personal interviews, and powerful songs of the fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist. Known for being “sick and tired of being sick and tired” and her impassioned pleas for equal rights, Fannie Lou Hamer helped change laws and was very influential in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Besides her political advocacies during the 1960s, Hamer was also a humanitarian, providing clothing, housing, educational opportunities for the poor, and food for thousands through her Freedom Farm Cooperative and Pig Bank.
Hosted in partnership with the Town of West Hartford's Office of Employee Development & Community Engagement.
Registration required. Registration opens one month before the program at 7:00pm.
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