in partnership with
Fannie Lou Hamer's America
Fannie Lou Hamer's America is a portrait of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer and the injustices in America that made her work essential. Working with groups like the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Fannie Lou Hamer devoted herself to fighting for voting rights and Black political representation. Her efforts would mobilize thousands of Black people to register to vote. 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.
After the screening, there will be a talkback with the film’s director and editor, Joy Davenport; Monica Land, executive producer and niece of Fannie Lou Hamer; and Kate Clifford Larson, bestselling author of the critically acclaimed biography Walk With Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer. The evening moderator is Thato R. Mwosa, an award winning filmmaker, screenwriter, playwright, and illustrator.
Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 6:00pm EST
Suffolk University's Modern Theatre
525 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111
Admission is FREE. Tickets are required.
This event is open to the public.
Walk-up registration can be done at the Modern Theatre Box Office on the day of the event, subject to availability.
If you have any questions or if you need assistance reserving tickets, please email boxoffice@suffolk.edu .
To attend this event virtually via Zoom, register HERE or click the link below:
Please see below for important information to note before your visit to the Modern Theatre:
SEATING: This event has General Admission seating. All seats are first-come, first-served.
ARRIVAL: The Modern Theatre lobby and box office will open one hour before the event's start time.
All unclaimed tickets will be released to the waitlist ten minutes before the event's start time. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your event's start time and check in at the box office to avoid losing your tickets to the waitlist.
RUNNING LATE? Late seating will be permitted during appropriate breaks in the performance, at the Front of House Manager’s discretion. Please arrive on time, at least 15 minutes before your event's start time.
ACCESSIBILITY: We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for all events. Please email boxoffice@suffolk.edu to make a reasonable accommodation request.
- The Modern Theatre is wheelchair and mobility aid accessible.
- ADA and companion seating is available for all events.
- The Modern Theatre has an ADA accessible and gender neutral restroom.
CONTACT US: Please email boxoffice@suffolk.edu if you have any questions or need assistance reserving tickets.