An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland
“What's easy and what's right are rarely the same thing.”
2013•PG•1h 31m•6.0•Released
Documentary
The amazing true story of civil rights pioneer Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, An Ordinary Hero is directed by award-winning filmmaker Loki Mulholland, who captures his mother's story and learns about her courage and the role she played in changing American history. As a white girl growing up in the South, Joan witnessed the ugly realities of segregation and racism firsthand and vowed to one day change it. By the time she was 19, she had already joined the Freedom Riders and participated in over three dozen sit-ins and protests. Despite being attacked by angry mobs, put on death row in the notorious Parchman Penitentiary, and coming face-to-face with the KKK, Joan never wavered from her belief that we are all created equal.
Director
Loki Mulholland
Writer
Loki Mulholland
Languages
English
Cast
Luvaughn Brown
Self
Dion Diamond
Self
Eric Etheridge
Self
Reginald Green
Self
Dorie Ladner
Self
Joyce Ladner
Self
Robert Luckett
Self
Joan Mulholland
Self
John R. Salter Jr.
Self
Hank Thomas
Self
Bennie Thompson
Self - Mississippi Congressman
Jerry Mitchell
Self
Edwin King
Self
Production
Producer
K. Danor Gerald
Producer
Loki Mulholland
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