Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Featured in 2020 Wilkinson County Schools Yearbook

The Civil Rights Pioneer and Freedom Rider visited the school district in 2019

By Roscoe Barnes III, PhD

Chairman, The Anne Moody History Project
Copyright (c) 2019

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Charles E. Johnson, retired superintendent of the Wilkinson County School District (WCSD) in southwest Mississippi, featured Joan Trumpauer Mulholland in the 2020 Wilkinson County Schools Yearbook. Mulholland was a freedom rider and civil rights activist. Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF) brought her to Wilkinson County in September 2019, where she held special programs at the Wilkinson County High School and at WCCF. She visited the high school on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Images of her visit at the school appear on a two-page spread in the yearbook. Mulholland was joined by her son, Loki Mulholland, who is an award-winning filmmaker. 

The visit was held in honor of Anne Moody's birthday, which was September 15. Moody, a civil rights pioneer, wrote the classic, Coming of Age in Mississippi. She was a friend of Mulholland during their time at Tougaloo College. Both of them worked together in the fight for freedom, justice and equality for all people. Moody was born in 1940 in Centreville. She died in 2015 at the age of 74. Mulholland's visit was organized by The Anne Moody History Project (AMHP).

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See the Anne Moody page here. Questions about the Anne Moody History Project may be directed to Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D. via email at doctorbarnes3@gmail.com or roscoebarnes3@yahoo.com. For updates on Anne Moody history and the on-going work of this community service project, simply follow this blog or follow AMHP on Twitter (@AnneMoodyHP). #ComingOfAgeinMississippi