My Name Is Pauli Murray

United States 2021, 91 min, English, Hebrew subtitles

Pauli Murray’s ideas paved the way for the most important and revolutionary civil rights and women’s rights legislative decisions. The Black and queer poet, lawyer, researcher, activist, and priest was a powerful influence on Ruth Bader Ginsburg and had led struggles that unbarred many doors for women. Murray had refused to give up a seat to White passengers 15 years before Rosa Parks’ famous protest, did not hesitate to write repeatedly to President Roosevelt (and the First Lady) upon encountering laws that discriminated against Black women, and fearlessly spoke up about revolutionary ideas in public. Julie Cohen and Betsy West tell the complicated life story of a true luminary who, despite incredible accomplishments, was largely sidelined by history.

Previous Festivals: Sundance

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