,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #heba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjbd,mr4   
,bey] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (       
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4     
,williams ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,watson     
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1     
,mrs4 ,f\%ee1 ,ms4 ,wexton1 ,mr4 ,bi%op 
( ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,johnson
 ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4         
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,david    
,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4    
,clyburn1 & ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a 
,,bill  ,to aw>d a ,congressional ,gold 
,m$al to ,joan ,trumpau] ,mulholl& 9    
recognition ( h] unique & sub/antial    
contributions to ,am]ican life ?r\gh h] 
life-long commitm5t to social ju/ice &  
equality = all citiz5s1 exhibit$ bo?    
?r\gh direct action1 at great p]sonal   
risk1 & ?r\gh ongo+ educational         
activities4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,joan ,trumpau]         

,mulholl& ,congressional ,gold ,m$al    
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,joan ,trumpau] ,mulholl& 0
 born on ,septemb] #ad1 #aida1 9        
,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 to ,m]le 7,*&l]7 ,nelson
 ( ,oconee1 ,georgia1 & ,ealton ,bud    
,nelson ( ,essex1 ,i[a1 & w5t on to     
directly *all5ge ,am]ica's racial       
segregation practices 9 ! ,am]ican ,s\? 
dur+ ! /ud5t-l$ nonviol5t civil rights  
movem5t ( ! e>ly #aifjs & became a      
lifelong educator on ! b5efits ( a      
multi-cultural1 plurali/ic society4     
7#b7 ,h] express$ ,*ri/ian fai? &       
und]/&+ ( ,am]ica's f\nd+ docum5ts l$ ! 
"y ,joan to believe1 t all m5 are creat$
 equal 9 ! eyes ( h] ,creator z well z  
on ! scales ( ,ju/ice4 ,z a #aj ye> old 
girl1 ,joan's eyes 7 op5$ to ! extreme  
inequality ( ! races :51 :ile visit+ h] 
gr&mo!r 9 rural ,georgia1 %e came ^u a  
dilapidat$ wood5 %ack t s]v$ z !        
s*oolh\se = ! community's ,black *ildr5 
& comp>$ x to ! newly con/ruct$ block & 
brick s*ool = ! community's ,:ite       

*ildr54 ,%e v[$ !n t if %e ev] _h a     
*ance1 %e w\ld "w to *ange ?is sep>ate b
 unequal sy/em4  7#c7 ,joan graduat$ f  
,ann&ale ,high ,s*ool 9 ,nor!rn ,virg9ia
 9 ! spr+ ( #aiei & began att5d+ ,duke  
,univ]sity 9 ,durham1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 t  
fall4 ,on ,febru>y #a1 #aifj1 dur+ h]   
second seme/] at ,duke1 f\r "y ,black   
college /ud5ts ent]$ ,woolwor?'s five & 
dime /ore 9 ,gre5sboro1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 &
 *all5g$ its segregat$ d9+ policy by    
sitt+ 9 at ! ,:ites-only lun* c\nt]4 ,t 
ev5t set (f a nationwide reckon+ ov]    
,s\!rn segregation practices4 ,:5 /ud5ts
 f ,nor? ,c>ol9a ,college visit$ h] *ur*
 to speak on _! exp]i5ces *all5g+ !     
e/abli%$ norms1 !y invit$ ^? pres5t to  
jo9 ! fight4 ,joan att5d$ t pres5tation 
& decid$ ?is 0 h] *ance to help *ange   
?+s & imm$iately began sitt+ 9 ) o!r    
l-m9d$ /ud5ts at d[nt[n ,durham's five &
 dime /ores1 lead+ to h] fir/ arre/4 ,%e
 also jo9$ ! newly =m$ ,/ud5t           
,non-,viol5t ,coord9at+ ,committee      
7,,sncc7 & committ$ h]self to work+ =   

racial equality ?r\gh nonviol5t means1  
ev5tually work+ alongside su* ,movem5t  
lum9>ies z ,john ,lewis1 ,julian ,bond1 
,rob]t ,moses1 ,fannie ,l\ ,ham]1 &     
,dorie & ,joyce ,ladn]4  7#d7 ,dur+ !   
summ] ( #aifj1 ,joan work$ ) a          
,,dc-affiliate ( ,,sncc1 ! ,non-,viol5t 
,action ,gr\p1 to prote/ local          
segregation policies 9 ! ,national      
,capitol ,region1 integrat+ e/abli%m5ts 
9 all #c locales1 includ+ ^? 9 h] own   
community ( ,arl+ton1 ,virg9ia4 ,9      
addition1 ,joan jo9$ ! /aff ( ,s5ator   
,clair ,engel ( ,cali=nia & work$ 9 8   
(fice on ,capitol ,hill until ! ,fre$om 
,movem5t once aga9 call$ = h] deep]     
involvem5t4  7#e7 ,9 ! spr+ ( #aifa1    
,joan jo9$ ! ,congress ( ,racial        
,equality 7,,core7 ,fre$om ,rides1 work+
 to integrate int]/ate travel facilities
 ?r\gh\t ! ,s\?4 ,,core s5t h] by plane 
to ,new ,orleans & !n by tra9 to        
,jackson1 ,mississippi1 :]e %e 0 arre/$ 
& plac$ fir/ 9 local jails1 :]e %e kept 
a secret di>y ( h] exp]i5ces--n[        

consid]$ an important hi/orical artifact
 ( ! ,fre$om ,rid] era4 ,aft] two weeks 
9 local jails1 ,joan 0 s5t to ,p>*man   
,p5it5ti>y :]e %e1 along ) o!r committ$ 
activi/s1 0 held on dea? r[ = *all5g+ ! 
e/abli%$ policies ( segregation4 ,joan 0
 held 9 ! p5it5ti>y = m ?an #fj days    
until %e work$ (f h] c\rt f9e & 0       
releas$4  7#f7 ,9 ! fall ( #aifa1 ,joan 
0 accept$ to ! ,hi/orically ,black      
,t\galoo ,college on ! outskirts (      
,jackson to fur!r h] education z well z 
to cont9ue *all5g+ ! exi/+ segregat$    
ord]4 ,%e became ! fir/ full-"t         
matriculat+ ,:ite /ud5t 9 ! hi/ory ( !  
college1 g>n]+ headl9es 9 national      
newspap]s & magaz9es = :at 0 !n reg>d$ z
 rev]se integration4 ,also1 ,joan1 along
 ) o!r ,fre$om ,rid]s :o decid$ to rema9
 9 ,jackson1 became "p ( ! vangu>d ( !  
movem5t = civil & vot+ rights 9 ! /ate (
 ,mississippi4 ,%e help$ =m !           
,non-,viol5t ,jackson ,movem5t1 :i*     
imm$iately began *all5g+ segregation on 
city buses & 9 public build+s1 includ+  

c\rtrooms4 ,x became h] mission to help 
! ,s\? move on f its pol>iz$ &          
self-defeat+ sy/em ( racial segregation 
& le>n to build a m equitable social    
ord]4  7#g7 ,on ,april #f1 #aifc1 ,joan 
became a memb] ( ,delta ,sigma ,!ta     
,sorority1 ,inc41 a ,black ,greek       
organization4 ,%e is recogniz$ z "o ( ! 
fir/ :ite memb]s ( ! e/eem$ ,sorority4  
7#h7 ,joan also committ$ h]self m deeply
 to ! non-viol5t philosophy ( prote/    
?r\gh h] read+ ( works by ,h5ry ,david  
,?oreau & ,moh&as ,g&hi4 ,joan's        
commitm5t to nonviol5ce 0 sorely te/$   
dur+ ! ,may #bh1 #aifc1 ,jackson        
,woolwor?'s sit-91 :i* %e jo9$ aft] "o (
 h] classmates 0 knock$ f 8 /ool &      
brutally kick$ by a viol5t by/&] & !n   
arre/$ by ! police4 ,joan took 8 place  
at ! c\nt] & = ! next two-&-a-half h\rs 
fac$ ! ire ( a ga!r+ mob z !y je]$ & !n 
pun*$1 pull$1 & assault$ ! demon/rators1
 d\s+ !m ) ket*up & mu/>d1 salt & sug>1 
& call+ !m all mann] ( raci/ slurs z    
attempt$ to ma9ta9 _! ,s\!rn ,way (     

,life4 ,joan & h] colleagues held _!    
positions at ! c\nt] & _! refusal to    
/rike back at ^? assault+ !m won ! he>ts
 ( _m :o saw ! n[-iconic photograph ( ! 
,jackson sit-9 & help$ turn ! tide 9 !  
fight = equal treatm5t ( all ,am]icans4 
7#i7 ,! ,jackson ,woolwor?'s sit-9      
trigg]$ additional massive nonviol5t    
demon/rations = civil rights )9 ! city (
 ,jackson 9 :i* m ?an #a1jjj y\?1       
includ+ ,joan1 7 arre/$ = *all5g+       
segregation4 ,= h] role 9 ! ,jackson    
,movem5t1 ,joan 0 t>get$ = dea? by !    
local ,ku ,klux ,klan1 z 7 a numb] ( h] 
colleagues1 includ+ ,,naacp lead] ,m$g> 
,ev]s1 :o w\ld1 inde$1 be assass9at$ two
 weeks to ! day aft] ! ,woolwor?'s sit 9
 at 8 home 9 ,jackson4 ,dur+ ! summ] (  
#aifc1 ,joan mov$ back to ,wa%+ton1     
,,dc1 :]e %e att5d$ ,ev]s's burial at   
,arl+ton ,cemet]y4  7#aj7 ,9 all1 ,joan 
p>ticipat$ 9 m ?an ?ree-doz5 direct     
action campaigns ?r\gh\t ! ,s\? dur+ h] 
college ye>s1 includ+ ^? 9 ,rock ,hill1 
,s\? ,c>ol9a & ,baltimore1 ,m>yl&1 be=e 

graduat+ f ,t\galoo ,college 9 ! spr+ ( 
#aifd & mov+ back to h] native ,virg9ia 
to beg9 h] adult life4 ,%e />t$ h] work+
 c>e] z a cl]k = ! ,smi?sonian          
,in/itution be=e transf]r+ to jo9 !     
newly =m+ ,community ,relations ,s]vice1
 ,am]ica's ,peacemak]1 fir/ h\s$ 9 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce & lat] ) !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4 ,dur+ ?is "t1 ,joan
 rema9$ active 9 ! civil rights field1  
p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,selma to ,montgom]y ,m>*
 9 #aife & 9 ! ,m>* ,aga9/ ,fe> 9 #aiff4
  7#aa7 ,joan ev5tually m>ri$ & left    
public s]vice to />t a family4 ,once h] 
five boys 7 s*ool-age1 ,joan rejo9$ !   
work=ce z a tea*]'s assi/ant 9 !        
,arl+ton ,c\nty ,public ,s*ools1 :]e %e 
became kn[n = enc\rag+ a multi-cultural 
approa* to le>n+1 pull+ f h] _m _w      
travels & h] k ( sociology to help      
immigrants appreciate _! own cultures   
:ile help+ !m integrate into ! ,am]ican 
way ( life4 ,aft] m ?an #cj ye>s z an   
educator1 ,joan retir$ & emb>k$ on a    
?ird c>e] z a civil rights ambassador1  

travel+ ! c\ntry talk+ ab\t h] exp]i5ces
 & enc\rag+ o!rs to get involv$ 9 public
 life to make a diff]5ce4  7#ab7 ,= h]  
s]vice 9 ! ,civil ,rights ,movem5t & z  
an ambassador ( nonviol5ce1 ,joan has   
be5 aw>d$ _m honors1 includ+ ! ,h]oes   
,aga9/ ,hate ,aw>d f ! ,anti-,defamation
 ,league1 ! ,national ,civil ,rights    
,museum's ,fre$om ,aw>d1 ! ,int]national
 ,civil ,rights ,museum's ,trailblaz]   
,aw>d1 ! ,delta ,sigma ,!ta ,sorority's 
,aw>d ( ,honor1 & ! ,simeon ,book] ,aw>d
 = ,c\rage4 ,9 ,febru>y ( #bjbc1 ,joan 0
 honor$ by ! ,virg9ia ,g5]al ,assembly &
 0 receiv$ on ! ,floor ( ! ,virg9ia     
,/ate ,s5ate = h] inimitable role 9 !   
civil rights movem5t ( ! #aifjs & h]    
ongo+ commitm5t to educat+ o!rs ab\t    
equality & social ju/ice4 ,9 ,may (     
#bjbc1 %e 0 aw>d$ an honor>y ,doctorate 
( ,humane ,lett]s by h] alma mat]1      
,t\galoo ,college1 = h] s]vice to       
humanity4  #c4 ,congressional gold m$al 
7a7 ,pres5tation au?orization ,! ,speak]
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !        

,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all   
make appropriate arrangem5ts = !        
pres5tation1 on behalf ( ! congress1 ( a
 gold m$al ( appropriate design to ,joan
 ,trumpau] ,mulholl& 9 recognition ( h] 
unique & sub/antial contributions to    
,am]ican life ?r\gh h] life-long        
commitm5t to social ju/ice & equality = 
all citiz5s1 exhibit$ bo? ?r\gh direct  
action1 at great p]sonal risk1 & ?r\gh  
ongo+ educational activities4  7b7      
,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d  
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$
 to z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold    
m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 &     
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,!     
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck pursuant to  
section #c1 at a price suffici5t to cov]
 ! co/ !re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1   
dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  
#e4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7 ,national m$als 
,! m$als /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act are 

national m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( 
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7    
,numismatic items ,= purposes ( sections
 #eacd & #eacf ( title #ca1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 all m$als /ruck "u ?is    
,act %all be consid]$ to be numismatic  
items4  #f4 ,au?ority to use fund       
am\nts2 proce$s ( sale  7a7 ,au?ority   
,to use fund am\nts ,!re is au?oriz$ to 
be *>g$ aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t      
,public ,ent]prise ,fund su* am\nts z   
may be necess>y to pay = ! co/ ( ! m$als
 /ruck "u ?is ,act4  7b7 ,proce$s ( sale
 ,am\nts receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate   
bronze m$als au?oriz$ "u section #d %all
 be deposit$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t  
,public ,ent]prise ,fund4