A tribute to Arlington’s own Freedom Rider and fearless civil rights activist
A photo-rich traveling display on the life of Joan Mulholland–from demonstrations against segregated Arlingto
n restaurants to her work with Medgar Evers and imprisonment in Mississippi–is featured this month on the Central Library first floor near the Circulation Desk.
A program at Central on June 27 at 2 p.m. will include a screening of the documentary “An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Mulholland,” remarks by Joan, her son, filmmaker Loki Mulholland, and Delegate Patrick Hope. [program flyer pdf]
To learn more about Joan, watch an award-winning video from Arlington TV on the Library’s Center for Local History and its efforts to preserve the remarkable life stories of Arlington residents past and present.
