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Pauli Murray was born
Pauli Murray born in Baltimore, Maryland. Daughter of Agnes Fitzgerald and William Murray. photo credit: radcliffe.edu -
Pauli Murray moves to Durham
Pauli Murray moves to Durham. With many difficulties at home, she moves to live with her aunt. photo credit: paulimurrayproject.org -
Pauli's father is murdered
Pauli's father, William Murray is murdered. photo credit: clio.missouristate.edu -
Receives High School Diploma
Pauli Murray graduates from Hillside High and receives high school diploma. photo credit: zinnedproject.org -
College Graduation and Employment
Pauli graduates from Hunter College. She goes to work for the Works Project Admission (WPA), Workers Defense League and as a teacher in the NYC Remedial Reading Project. photo credit: digilab.browardlibrary.org -
Denied College Admission at UNC-CH
Pauli is denied graduate acceptance at UNC-CH. The NAACP gives reason this is because of Pauli Murray’s New York resident status. photo credit: blogs.newsobserver.com -
She is arrested and jailed for protesting Virginia law requiring segregation on buses.
Pauli is arrested for protesting Virginia's law requiring segregation on buses. The seats at the back of the bus were broken. Pauli refused ot sit on them. photo credit: sunnynash.blogspot.com -
Discrimination Encounters & Desegregation Acts
Paulis attends Howard Law School and encounters sex discrimination. Pauli remains dedicated to desegregation in facilities. photo credit: gypsy-traveller.org -
Writes a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pauli Murray writes a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt criticizing the presidents’ failure to improve conditions for black southerners. She has supporters assembled for this initiative. -
Pauli Displays Earliest Uses of Non-violent Tactics
Using non-violent tactics, Pauli and a group of women successfully organized the first sit-in demonstration resulting in the desegregation of a cafeteria in Washington, D.C. at Howard University. photo credit: amren.com -
Denied from Harvard even with U.S. President's letter!
Pauli Murray graduates from Howard Law School first in her class (and the only female). The usual reward for graduating in this position is a prestigious fellowship at Harvard University. She applies for admission to Harvard Law School’s graduate program but is rejected because of her gender despite having President Roosevelt (an alumni of Harvard) write a letter to the president of the University on her behalf. photocredit: googleimagesdenied.com
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Earns Law Degree
Finally, Pauli receives a Masters of Law degree from University of California, Berkeley. Master’s thesis entitled: “The Right to Equal Opportunity in Employment.” She passed the California state bar! photo credit: myschooldegrees.com -
Named “Woman of the Year"
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2nd Highest Vote in Brooklyn's Senatorial District
In New York City council race for Brooklyn’s tenth Senatorial district,
Murray runs for and receives the second highest vote! photo credit: thejigisupatlas.blogspot.com -
Murray's Influence through The "Bible"
Murray writes the States’ Laws on Race and Color for the Women’s Division of the Methodist Church. This was labeled the “bible” for the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education and other civil rights cases. Epic! photo credit: gbgm-umc.org -
Rejected Job at Cornell
The people who supplied her references for a position at Cornell University, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall and Phillip Randolph, were considered to be too radical, so Pauli was rejected. -
Proud Shoes is Published!
Pauli Murray’s work, Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family, a biography of her grandparents and their struggles with racial prejudice -- published! photo credit: betterworldbooks.com -
Position at Ghana School of Law
Murray travels to Ghana and takes a position at the Ghana School of Law in Accra. photo credit: wwp.greenwichmeantime.com -
Joins Status of Women Committee
John F. Kennedy appoints Murray to the President’s Commission on the Status of Women Committee (PCSW) on Civil and Political rights. photo credit: episcopalarchives.org -
Published “Jane Crow and the Law: Sex discrimination and Title VII”
US Civil Rights Act passed. Murray helps wtite and publish “Jane Crow and the Law: Sex discrimination and Title VII.” photo credit: listverse.com -
Pauli receives J.S.D from Yale
Murray receives a J.S.D from Yal. She is the first African-American to receive this degree! Dissertation entitled: “Roots of the Racial Crisis: Prologue to Policy.” photo credit: lawschool.org -
Founder of National Organization for Women
Murray helps found the National Organization for Women (NOW). photo credit: Illinois NOW @twitter.com -
Murray entered General Theological Seminary
At age 62, Murray entered General Theological Seminary (despite that this was prior to the Episcopal Church’s approval of women as candidates for ordination). photo credit: teforall.org -
First Female Ordained Episcopal Priest!
Pauli Murray becomes the first African-American female priest to be ordained by the Protestant Episcopal Church. Inspiring! photo credit: m.today.duke.edu -
Forced to Retire at Age 72
Murray is forced to retire because Episcopal Church law requires retirement at age seventy-two. She continues to help the hospitalized. photo credit: epicenter.org -
Pauli Murray dies of Cancer
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Durham Continues to Keep Her Inspiration Alive!
SPECIAL THANKS TO The Pauli Murray Project! "...Led by a diverse group and are working to craft a mission and vision for our work together." State Historic Marker celebrating Pauli Murray placed 1/4 mile from her childhood home. credit: http://paulimurrayproject.org/creating-durham-vision/
