One of the most important figures in the fight for civil rights may be someone that you never heard of. Pauli Murray- a lawyer, activist, and writer was ahead of their time. They refused to give up their seat on a bus 15 years before Rosa Parks famously did. They argued that separate but equal was unconstitutional 10 years before the Supreme Court made that decision. And they were one of the first lawyers to argue that women should be protected equally under the 14th amendment. In addition to their professional work, Pauli Murray was a trailblazer in their personal life, never conforming to traditional gender roles that they did not identify with and paving the way for queer and gender non-conforming activists that came after them. Tonight, award-winning co-directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen join us to discuss their documentary “My Name is Pauli Murray.”
