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- Alfre Woodard will star as civil rights and voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in a forthcoming limited series for ABC Studios, Variety has learned exclusively.
Alfre Woodard will star as civil rights and voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in a forthcoming limited series for ABC Studios, Variety has learned exclusively. Woodard is executive producing along with Carl Beverly, Sarah Timbermann, Roderick Spencer and Harry Belafonte, while Gina Belafonte serves as a producer.
1 day ago · Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer takes center stage in “Is This America?” a world premiere opera from White Snake Projects opening Sept. 20 at Dorchester’s Strand Theatre. Hamer’s work fighting for equitable voting rights is a poignant touchstone heading into the November 2024 presidential election. Set during the turbulent 1950s ...
Nov 20, 2020 · Alfre Woodard will star as civil rights and voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in a forthcoming limited series for ABC Studios, Variety has learned exclusively.
Nov 20, 2020 · Alfre Woodard is switching gears from futuristic sci-fi to a drama rooted in very real history. The star of “See” has signed on to headline and exec produce a limited series about civil rights and voting activist Fannie Lou Hamer for ABC Studios.
Woodard didn't say if she'll be playing Hamer in the 4-hour film, but my guess is she likely will be, although obviously in her later life. Hamer died on March 14, 1977 at age 59.
Aug 14, 2024 · Sixty summers ago, Fannie Lou Hamer told millions of Americans watching the Democratic National Convention that 16 bullets came into her home after she tried to vote in Mississippi. President Lyndon B. Johnson called a hasty press conference to get television news to cut away from her testimony.
Dec 7, 2021 · A tentpole program of public television’s WORLD Channel, America ReFramed brings to life compelling stories, personal voices and experiences that illuminate the contours of our ever-changing country.
