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Born Anna Pauline Murray in Baltimore in 1910, Murray didn’t have an easy childhood.
Here, we take a look at this incredible leader’s legacy of activism.
Although an official decision has yet been made, the history department already uses the name.
After refusing to move, the women were arrested, per The Carolina Times.
However, when the NAACP tried to fight their case as unconstitutional, the state of Virginia got crafty.
Murray also tried unsuccessfully to take male hormones, perThe New Yorker.
However, Murray used she/her/hers pronouns in her published works.
This time, Murray was rejected because she was a woman, not because she was Black.
Murray’s activism contributed to another landmark case: the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Her poetry, like her activism, included messages of change and hope.
Never one to shy away from a challenge, according to West, Murray did it anyway.
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