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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
paninid@mastodon.world ("Coach Pāṇini ®") wrote:

Make Empathy Great Again

The image is a black and white mugshot of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland from 1961. The image is split in two: on the left, Mulholland faces the camera. She has light skin, dark hair parted to the side, and is wearing a checkered shirt with a flower pinned to it. She has a serious expression. On the right, Mulholland is shown in profile, facing left. Her hair is styled with a bobby pin. She is wearing the same checkered shirt. In the first image, she is holding a placard around her neck that reads "POLICE DEPT. JACKSON, MISS" above the number "20975" and the date "6-8-61". The image is accompanied by text stating that Mulholland was arrested for participating in a sit-in and that law enforcement tested her for mental illness because they couldn't understand why a white woman would fight for Civil Rights.