UPDATE: February 27 - March 5, 2022

My Name is Pauli Murray

Update: The online screening dates have been updated from February 20-23 to February 27 - March 5, 2022.

Synopsis

Told largely in Pauli’s own words, My Name is Pauli Murray is a candid recounting of that unique and extraordinary journey. 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 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.

The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice

The Pauli Murray Center is partnering with Southern Circuit to facilitate conversations with our Screening Partners. Visit their website for more information about the Center and watch a recorded conversation with the filmmaking team.