Pauli Murray Author Visit Resources
- anna-clairebousque
- Jan 5, 2024
- 2 min read
Please consider these resources when planning activities on Pauli Murray's life and legacy.
Videos
Websites
Pauli Murray Center - Website of the Pauli Murray Center in Durham. Has great resources like a timeline of her life, a description of her legal work, and information on her writing.
American Writers Museum - Phenomenal online exhibit about Pauli Murray’s life. Includes a virtual exhibit, interactive map, list of her writings, and lots of photos and images.
National Museum of African American History and Culture - This article discusses Pauli’s role as an LGBTQ+ icon and includes great photographs of the murals in Durham that celebrate her. The museum has an entire exhibit about her genealogy and book Proud Shoes. The exhibit’s online page has a great interactive timeline of some of the most significant events in Pauli’s life.
US Mint + Quarters - Information about Pauli Murray’s quarter in the “American Women” quarters series can be found here. More information about the series as a whole can be found here. The mint’s kid site has coloring pages of all the quarters and a quick visual reference of all the quarters in the series.
Articles + Writings
Poetry - Some of Pauli Murray’s poems include Words, To The Oppressors, and Dark Testament.
PBS - Transcript of an interview in which Pauli talks about a case she helped with early in her career that helped spark her commitment to attending law school.
NC Highway Markers - Brief description of the marker for Pauli Murray at West Chapel Hill Street at Carroll Street in Durham.
NCPedia - Article about Pauli curated for K-8 students by NCPedia, a resource provided by the state of North Carolina about North Carolina history.
