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Martin Luther King Jr.
Uniting a Country
Underground Railroad
Benjamin Banneker
Rosa Parks
Shirley Chisholm
Barack Obama Inaugurated
Tuskegee Airmen
Black Seminoles
Fort Mose
The Emancipation Proclamation
The March on Washington
Civil Rights Movement: Sit-ins
James Meredith
Freedom Rides
African American Cultural Contributions
Cowboy Bill
Ruby Bridges
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The Freedom Rides (5:30 Minutes)
They joked that the Freedom Rides was like a vacation until the buses were attacked and the call went out to send more Riders.
The Jackson Woolworth's Sit-in (3:44 Minutes)
It was one of the most violent sit-ins of the Civil Rights Movement. What was it like to sit at that lunch counter?
The March on Washington (2:58 Minutes)
It was one of the most violent sit-ins of the Civil Rights Movement. What was it like to sit at that lunch counter?
The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing (3:41 Minutes)
The KKK would do anything to stop the Civil Rights Movement but bombing killing four innocent girls on Sunday at a church? That was unthinkable.
Freedom Summer (4:14 Minutes)
Registering black voters in Mississippi turned deadly when Joan’s friends are killed in an attempt to stop Freedom Summer.
An Ordinary Hero - Edited Version (35 Minutes)
The incredible true story of the Civil Rights Icon, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland. Take a journey through the Civil Rights Movement with this 35-minute version of the award-winning film.
An Ordinary Hero - Edited Version (46 Minutes)
The incredible true story of the Civil Rights Icon, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland. Take a journey through the Civil Rights Movement with this 46-minute version of the award-winning film.
Segregation (2:24 Minutes)
What was it like living under segregation? Joan’s friends describe their experiences.
The Uncomfortable Truth - Edited Version (46 Minutes)
The history of institutional racism in America through the lives of two people in this 46-minute version of the Emmy-winning documentary
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Primary Source Content from the Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Foundation
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Letter to Joan’s Mother from Parchman Prison, Mississippi, 1961
Joan Holding Picket Sign, North Carolina, 1960
Protest Flyer About the Freedom Rides, Washington, DC, 1961
A Page From Joan’s Diary While in Jail During the Freedom Rides, Mississippi,1961
Breach of the Peace, Mississippi,1961
Hate Mail Sent to Joan, Mississippi, 1962
Glass from the Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church
Joan Demonstrating in North Carolina, 1960
Joan’s Mug Shot, Mississippi, 1961
Demonstration at Glen Echo Park, Maryland, 1960
Demonstration at Glen Echo Park, Maryland, 1960
