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Jun 23, 1989 · Pauli Murray: The Autobiography of a Black Activist, Feminist, Lawyer, Priest, and Poet Paperback – June 23, 1989. Pauli Murray (1910-1985)is regarded as "one of the least discussed figures in the history of twentieth-century African American women's activism."
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Anna Pauline " Pauli " Murray (November 20, 1910 – July 1, 1985) was an American civil rights activist, advocate, legal scholar and theorist, author and – later in life – an Episcopal priest. Murray's work influenced the civil rights movement and expanded legal protection for gender equality .
Pauli Murray died of cancer in Pittsburgh on July 1, 1985. Murray’s autobiography, Song in a Weary Throat: An American Pilgrimage, was published posthumously in 1987. Beyond the autobiography, Murray wrote two other books: a book of poetry, Dark Testament and other poems, and Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family (1956).
Jun 27, 2024 · Pauli Murray (born November 20, 1910, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died July 1, 1985, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a key figure who helped define the intellectual foundations of the 20th-century civil rights and women’s rights movements.
Feb 8, 2022 · Drawing heavily on Murray's autobiography, poems, and other writings, the book spans her entire life and identifies her influences as she became determined, from a young age in Jim Crow North Carolina, to learn and help others appreciate the true history of her people.
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Apr 10, 2017 · By leaving her gender identity and romantic history out of her autobiography, Murray necessarily leaves out something else as well: the lifetime of emotional distress they caused.
A biography of Pauli Murray, a queer civil rights and women’s rights activist who fought in the trenches for many of the rights we now take for granted. Pauli Murray was a thorn in the side of white America demanding justice and equal treatment for all.
Jun 1, 1989 · Pauli Murray’s experience was central in the civil rights and women’s rights movement. Frank, meticulous, and beautifully written, the narrative of Murray’s life details her personal journey while shedding a light on numerous personal and structural barriers she encountered to her success.
Apr 1, 1987 · Song in a Weary Throat is an engaging autobiography by the civil rights activist and feminist Pauli Murray. Beginning with early childhood, this underrated American historical figure narrates through her work with the NAACP, her friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, her time living in Ghana, as well as her leadership roles as a university ...
Pauli Murray: The Autobiography of a Black Activist, Feminist, Lawyer, Priest, and Poet 1st (first) Edition by Murray, Pauli published by The University of Tennessee Press (1989) [Pauli Murray] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.
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