Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat, and a full decade before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned separate-but-equal legislation, Pauli Murray was fighting for social justice. As an African-American youth raised in the segregated South who also wrestled with gender identity, Pauli became a pioneering attorney, activist, priest, and dedicated memoirist. Told largely in Pauli’s own words, My Name is Pauli Murray is a candid recounting of the journey of this remarkable figure. Dir.: Julie Cohen and Betsy West With Patricia Bell-Scott, Pauli Murray (archive footage), and Dolores Chandler 91min.
New York City, NY; NYC