You probably haven’t heard of Pauli Murray. But their ideas influenced some of the biggest legal activists we do know of: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thurgood Marshall. Murray’s work fighting for women’s rights and rights for people of color began even before the Civil Rights Movement after the 60s started. This non-binary and Black activist, poet, lawyer and priest was a true visionary, much ahead of their time. My Name is Pauli Murray does a beautiful job documenting who Pauli Murray was, highlighting them as a person and so much more!
Check out Adalia’s Living Locally coming soon on the Pauli Murray exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of History.