A bill introduce in May by legislators from two different states seeks to award a congressional gold medal honoring the lifelong work of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland.
When living civil rights legend Joan Trumpauer Mulholland participated in sit-ins, she carried a Bible with her. She kept her birth certificate inside "so that they could identify the body," her son, Loki, said during an event on Saturday at the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington honoring his mother's activism. Joan piped up: "I didn't
Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, freedom rider and sit-in activist, will be the guest speaker at the Central North Alabama Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.