She also ran for congress and the senate in her home state of Mississippi.
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Eventually, she led voter registration and education initiatives and continued her community organizing work even after a brutal police beating left her with lasting injuries. In 1963, on her third attempt, Fannie Lou passed the voter registration tests. Fannie Lou was then kicked off the plantation and survived 16 drive-by shootings while in hiding. She and her fellow activists attempted to register to vote but were met with police pushback and a discriminatory literacy test. At the age of 44 in 1962, she became involved with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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At only six years of age, she began picking cotton and dropped out of school at 12 to work the fields full time. She was the 20th child born into a Mississippi sharecropper family. It is vital to have such a world-renowned theatre company like OSF in the region.įannie Lou Hamer lived a fascinating and full life. "Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer" is a play that made me think, reflect and care. Butler does poignant work here, making the audience become captivated and moved by Fannie and her life. Her courage and what she did remind us of how important it is to fight for what’s right sometimes against great odds, be true to oneself, love all of humankind, and that compassion, equality, and kindness are human traits we all need to embrace. Although chilling to hear, it is important to clearly understand the injustices she and others faced. This included being wrongly imprisoned and the severe and an inhuman beating she took in prison. There were a few scenes when I had to wipe the tears from my eyes to hear what Fannie had to endure.
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More: Movie Review: 'Palm Springs' is quirky comedy with 'Groundhog Day' premise The play is informative and makes one think about how far we have come as a country and how far we still have to go. Butler makes this remarkable woman come alive on stage as I was riveted from start to finish by her portrayal. I admit I did not know her story before seeing this play and was profoundly affected by who she was, what she endured, and all she did in her life. on keyboards, and Sarh Allen on drums.įannie Lou Hamer was a famed civil rights activist who fought for people’s right to vote and social injustice. They are Chic Street Man on guitar, Morgan E.
This outstanding production stars Butler in a tour de force performance backed by a wonderfully talented group of musicians.
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