The Panola Project highlights the heroic efforts of Dorothy Oliver to keep her small town of Panola, Alabama safe from COVID-19. Dorothy runs a makeshift vaccine coordination center from the town’s only convenience store, which she runs out of a mobile home. The closest hospital to her rural Black town is nearly 40 miles away—and many of her neighbors don’t have cars. Dorothy’s solution: bring the vaccines to the community. She talks with County Commissioner Drucilla Jackson, planning their door knocking route for the day. In order to get a clinic to Panola, they need at least 40 people to sign up. They canvass the town, driving up on front lawns and honking their horn. Most of the people are excited to sign up. Then they meet with LaDenzel Colvin in his front yard grilling ribs. LaDenzel, a Black man in his 20’s, is undecided—he’s heard stories about the vaccine and is scared of potential risks. Dorothy relentlessly pours on the charm, listens to his concerns, jokes, cajoles, and pushes him for an answer. The Panola Project follows Dorothy and Drucilla as they fight to get everyone in their community vaccinated. Despite Alabama having one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country, 99% of adults in Panola have received their vaccine, including everyone above the age of 65. Dorothy showed us—and the American public—that even in trying and polarizing times, the only way forward is with hope, warmth, and a sense of humor.