"MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY"

4614 North Lincoln Avenue,Chicago IL 60625

19 June, 2021

Description

The Legacy Project presents "MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY" - a new documentary on the life and career of Legacy Walk Nominee Pauli Murray “America, be what you proclaim yourself to be!” Such are the activist and aspirational words of Legacy Walk Nominee Pauli Murray, the most extraordinary non-binary feminist Black civil rights lawyer, poet, and priest you may have never heard of. In this timely follow-up to their Oscar-nominated film RBG, directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West chronicle the life of another inspiring progressive icon. Told through Murray’s own potent words, this powerful documentary follows the trailblazer’s lifelong moral crusade of social justice litigation and breaking barriers—against segregation and discrimination in America—all the while enduring poignant personal struggles around gender and racial identity. An “intricately crafted” (Variety) and “engrossing… tender… rich portrait” (RogerEbert.com), this essential “diligently assembled, absorbing film [is] destined to win hearts, minds and audiences” (Screen International). The Legacy Project is a 501(c)3 cultural and educational non-profit committed to celebrating the contributions of LGBT people to world history and culture as a way to combat the ignorance which fuels anti-gay bullying. Through its permanent installation "The Legacy Walk", its traveling installation "The Legacy Wall", “Legacy Project Education Initiative” teaching tools, and its "Legacy LIVE" series of events and programs… the Legacy Project works to counter the damaging effects that have resulted from the redaction of LGBT people from shared human history.