Fannie Lou Hamer: Courage and Faith
(1801)

Monday, January 18, 2010, at 6 pm (NJN1)
(Initially aired October 19, 2004)

At the 1964 Democratic National Convention held in Atlantic City, NJ, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer made a dramatic plea on behalf of all those who were shamefully denied the right to vote. Her words shed light on the voting discrimination in Mississippi and challenged the seating of the all-white Mississippi delegation. Another View takes a look at the legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer and the new generation of political involvement.

This Another View special includes archival footage along with emotional interviews from former members of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). The MFDP was established in April 1964 at The Council of Federated Organizations monthly state convention to challenge the state's "regular" Democratic party, which for decades had denied blacks the participation in the electoral process.

The program also includes interviews with key members of the civil rights movement such as US Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton who is now in her seventh term as the representative for the District of Columbia.