{"id":7957,"date":"2021-09-17T04:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T11:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=7957"},"modified":"2021-09-21T11:10:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T18:10:07","slug":"my-name-is-pauli-murray-amplifies-the-story-of-an-african-american-activist-who-challenged-society-in-multiple-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2021\/my-name-is-pauli-murray-amplifies-the-story-of-an-african-american-activist-who-challenged-society-in-multiple-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"My Name is Pauli Murray * Amplifies The Story Of An African American Activist Who Challenged Society In Multiple Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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\u2014and consciousness\u2014 around race and gender equity. As an African American youth raised in the segregated South\u2014who was also wrestling with broader notions of gender identity\u2014Pauli understood, intrinsically, what it was to exist beyond previously accepted categories and cultural norms. Both Pauli\u2019s personal path and tireless advocacy foreshadowed some of the most politically consequential issues of our time. Told largely in Pauli\u2019s own words, My Name is Pauli Murray is a candid recounting of that unique and extraordinary journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Ashleigh C. comments, \u201cThe documentary My Name is Pauli Murray<\/em> is a missing piece of history that has not been taught in our classrooms. It amplifies the life of an African American female whose struggles pushed her to create everlasting change in our modern society.\u201d Calista B., adds, \u201cIt was really interesting to learn about Pauli Murray, because before watching this film, I had no idea who they were. And Pauli was definitely a person who deserves to be remembered\u2014not just for their legacy and cultural impact but also for who they were as a person. My Name is Pauli Murray<\/em> does take time to discuss Pauli\u2019s personal life and hardships, and that is one way in which this film makes Pauli relatable to people of this generation.\u201d See their full reviews and interviews with the filmmakers below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Name is Pauli Murray
By Ashleigh Clyde, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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