As we eagerly await the nomination and appointment of the first black woman to the United States Supreme Court, it is fitting to recognize one the most brilliant and progressive legal minds who broke barriers during the days of Jim Crow. Pauli Murray’s legal reasoning and political activism inspired both Thurgood Marshall and Ruth Badger Ginsberg, yet her name is largely unknown. Written and directed by Betty West and Julie Cohen, the women who made the film RBG, this documentary, entitled My Name Is Pauli Murray, tells the story of the remarkable black, transgender person, who fought for equality for oppressed people, regardless of race or gender, and laid the important groundwork for future legal scholars.
The film is available to watch on Amazon Prime. There is also an excellent article about her, on-line, in the April 17, 2017 edition of The New Yorker Magazine, entitled “The Many Lives of Pauli Murray”, written be Katheryn Schulz. Please watch the film on your own and then join us for the discussion.
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