"My Name is Pauli Murray" Profiles a Trailblazer

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Thom Powers
Documentary of the Week | Oct 1, 2021

"My Name is Pauli Murray" profiles the multi-hyphenate activist, lawyer, poet and priest who had a non-binary gender identity and was a pioneer in civil rights and feminism. Filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West, who previously directed the Oscar-nominated "RBG," show how Murray set precedents for later chapters of history that became famous.

 

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