Person in the county’s record
“First African American female Episcopal priest; lawyer, activist, poet, & human rights champion. Wrote Proud Shoes, 1956. Childhood home ¼ mi. S.”
State historical marker: G-48: Pauli Murray 1910-1985
5 works in the index name this person, and 2 more are by them.
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Organizations that keep the county’s own knowledge
Works across North Carolina libraries and archives whose catalog description names this person. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it.
"Throughout her prodigious life, activist and lawyer Pauli Murray systematically fought against all arbitrary distinctions in society, channeling her outrage at the discrimination she faced to make America a more democr…
History of a family blended from slaves, free blacks, white slaveowners, Cherokee Indians, and others. Pauli Murray tells the story of her grandparents, delving into the realities of slavery, survival, and miscegenation…
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