Preservation Durham and Pauli Murray: Queer History of Durham Fundraiser

Preservation Durham and the Pauli Murray Center are hosting a Queer History of Durham Tour fundraiser! Learn more about the numerous individuals, organizations, and activism that has shaped Durham into the LGBTQ+ safe space that it is today.

The tour will include a 1.5-hour bus tour, where attendees will learn more about the importance of built space for the protection, celebration, and community building within the LGBTQ+ community in Durham. The bus tour will include two outside excursions: to the Sarah P. Duke Gardens to visit the Stormie Daie mural and to the Pauli Murray Mural on 1101 W. Chapel Street.

You will then visit the Pauli Murray Center for an opportunity to visit the Fitzgerald House, where Pauli lived while in Durham. Attendees will be able to take a self-guided tour of the center and its exhibits. This will include a social component with light snacks and beverages.

Preservation Durham is also partnering with the Duke Human Rights Center to create a zine about the importance of preserving Queer spaces. Two incredible, local artists, Kelsey Graywill of Hyperlocal Durham and cartoonist Meg Lentz, are working on designing the zine, which will highlight the importance of preserving queer spaces. Those, and some merchandise from the Pauli Murray Center, will be available to our visitors. They will also be putting a digital copy of the zine on Open Durham.

Attendees will check-in at the Pauli Murray Center, parking in public street parking on Carroll Street. Check-in will start at 2 pm, and the bus tour will begin at 2:30.