MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY

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Synopsis:

Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat, a full decade before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned separate-but-equal legislation, Pauli Murray was already knee-deep fighting for social justice. A pioneering attorney, activist, priest and dedicated memoirist, Murray shaped landmark litigation—and consciousness— around race and gender equity. As an African American youth raised in the segregated South— who was also wrestling with broader notions of gender identity—Pauli understood, intrinsically, what it was to exist beyond previously accepted categories and cultural norms. Both Pauli’s personal path and tireless advocacy foreshadowed some of the most politically consequential issues of our time.

Release Date

September 17, 2021

Rated:

US: PG-13
CA: Subject to Classification

Cast:

Patricia Bell-Scott, Dolores Chandler, Brittney Cooper

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Robert M.

Sep 28, 2021

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Eye-opening

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Sep 28, 2021

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Well constructed story of an extraordinary life. Good use of interviews including Pauli Murray's own words. I was unfamiliar with them before seeing this. I imagine one familiar with them would be well pleased as well.\r\nLiked Rosetta Tharpe over credits