Black History Month Guided Tour

The Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray was a twentieth-century human rights activist, legal scholar, author, labor organizer, poet, Episcopal priest, multiracial Black, LGBTQ+ Durhamite who lived one of the most remarkable lives of the 20th century. S/he was the first Black person to earn a JSD (Doctor of the Science of Law) degree from Yale Law School, a founder of the National Organization for Women and the first Black person perceived as a woman to be ordained an Episcopal priest.

Murray's childhood home is a national historic site, museum, and hub for local activism. This tour opportunity will be hosted by our Executive Director, Angela Thorpe Mason, and will focus on key pieces of Pauli Murray's life and legacy as an African American, in honor of Black History Month. Visitors will be guided through the interior exhibit and historic space, and time for questions and interactive reflection will be included in the time spent together.