CinemaOSMovie · 2013 · 1h 31m · PG

An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland

What's easy and what's right are rarely the same thing.

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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.

Directed byLoki Mulholland

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Runtime
1h 31m
Language
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Released
February 15, 2013

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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

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Directed by
Loki Mulholland
Written by
Loki Mulholland
Produced by
K. Danor Gerald
K. Danor Gerald
Loki Mulholland

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