The Girl Who Defied the KKK: The Legend of Joan Trumpauer
Born into a world of segregation, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland chose a path of fire. At just 19, she left the safety of her white privilege to join the Freedom Rides, facing a mob’s fury and landing on death row at Mississippi’s most notorious prison.

She was branded a “race traitor,” burned with cigarettes at lunch counters, and hunted by the KKK. Joan didn’t just witness history; she forced it to change. From the brutal Woolworth’s sit-in to the march on Selma, she looked hatred in the eye and refused to blink.

Today, at 84, her message remains a battle cry: “You should not waste any time on fear.” Joan proves that one person, armed with nothing but conviction, can break the chains of injustice. A true American hero who never stopped fighting.