Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement

About Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Of The People: The Women Of The Civil Rights Movement shines a light on the often-overlooked women whose courage and leadership shaped one of the most transformative eras in American history. While names like Martin Luther King Jr.

Shayla Milan's Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement is a 2026 documentary history film. It runs 54 minutes and was released in March 2026.

Fannie Lou Hamer appears as Self (archival), Aja Monet as Narrator (voice), Elaine Brown as Self, and Dolores Huerta as Self.

American members can watch it on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel and WETA+.