Tara Series: The Life and Legacy of Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray (Online)
Thu, May 21
|Zoom
An introduction to the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray — activist, legal scholar, poet, and Episcopal priest. Presented by Pauli Murray Center Executive Director Angela Thorpe Mason.
Time & Location
May 21, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Zoom
About the event
Join Angela Thorpe Mason, Executive Director of the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice, for a compelling introduction to the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, a twentieth-century human rights activist, legal scholar, author, labor organizer, poet, Episcopal priest, multiracial Black, LGBTQ+ person who lived one of the most remarkable lives of the 20th century.
Speaker
Angela Thorpe Mason is a Durham-based cultural heritage leader, public historian, and scholar dedicated to amplifying the histories of Black Southern and marginalized communities through museums, archives, and historic sites. A former director of the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission, she brings expertise in cultural resource management and strategic leadership, grounded in values of community care, equity, and reimagining the impact of heritage spaces.
Pictured: Carolina Digital Library and Archives - Carolina Digital Library and Archives. "Murray, Pauli, 1910-1985." 5 July 2007. Online image. UNC University Library.
This lecture is part of the program In the Spirit of Tara: A Celebration of Five Women Who Left a Lasting Legacy – Dorothy Day, Audre Lorde, Frances Perkins, Pauli Murray and Alice Austen, funded by a NY City Council Discretionary Initiative.
Free with RSVP