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SUMMARY:Social Justice Film and Discussion: Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
DESCRIPTION:Join MSU Libraries and WKAR for a screening of the 
 award-winning documentary\, Fannie Lou Hamer’s America as part of the 
 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Commemorative Celebration. 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\, 
 and winner of Best TV Feature Documentary or miniseries at the IDA Awards\, 
 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.\n\nThe screening will be followed by a panel 
 discussion and Q&A featuring Tamera Carter (Lansing City Council)\, Trini 
 Pehlivanoglu (Lansing City Council)\, and Cindy Villarreal-Medina 
 (Student\, MSU College of Social Science)\, Senator Sarah Anthony (State of 
 Michigan) and Willye Bryan (Justice League)\, moderated by Erika Vallejo 
 (PhD Candidate\, Political Science). The panel will reflect on Hamer’s 
 impact on today’s social justice movements and explore the ongoing fight 
 for equity in the United States.\n\nThe event is open and free to the 
 public. Registration is encouraged. Light snacks and refreshments will be 
 provided.
LOCATION:Green Room (Main Library\, 4 West)
ORGANIZER;CN="Janette Núñez":MAILTO:nunezcha@msu.edu
CATEGORIES:Diversity
CONTACT;CN="Janette Núñez":MAILTO:nunezcha@msu.edu
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