November Marks the Beginning of the Pauli Murray Centennial Celebration
Join us as we commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Pauli Murray’s birth. Performances, Exhibitions and Panel Discussions open to everyone…
PAULI MURRAY PROJECT CENTENNIAL EVENTS
November 3, 2010: Panel Discussion – 12 noon, Free
Lest It Never Be Told: A Conversation about Durham Histories with historians Leslie Brown, David Cecelski, Andre Vann and Charmaine McKissick-Melton
John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University, Room 240 – Erwin & Trent Streets
November 3, 2010: Exhibit Opening (5:15 pm) & Panel Discussion (6 pm), Free
Pauli Murray vs. UNC: Wrestling with Change in the Jim Crow South
Featuring scholars Glenda Gilmore, Leslie Brown, Jim Leloudis, Jerry Gershenhorn, Anne Firor-Scott and moderator Genna Rae McNeil
Pauli Murray: Birth of an Activist, Traveling Exhibit
Collaboration with Center for the Study of the American South, Wilson Library, UNC Women’s Center
Wilson Library – UNC Chapel Hill
November 19, 2010: Art Exhibition Reception – 6-9 pm, Free
Strength from All My Roots: Textiles Honoring the Legacy of Pauli Murray
Sponsored by the Resource Center for Women in Ministry in the South
Exhibit Ongoing throughout November
St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church – 403 East Main St., Durham
November 21, 2010: Pauli Murray Birthday Party – 3-5 pm, Free
Celebration including cake & poetry
Poster Presentations by NCSU architecture students offering visions for the Pauli Murray Childhood Home
Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park – 1313 Halley Street at Kent, Durham
January 28-30 & February 4-5, 2011: Pauli Murray Play
To Buy the Sun: The Challenge of Pauli Murray
Collaboration with Hidden Voices
Hayti Heritage Center (Jan.)
804 Old Fayetteville Street, Durham
Times: 7:30pm Fri. & Sat., 3pm Sun. – Tickets $10
Carrboro Arts Center (Feb.)
300 E. Main Street, #G, Carrboro
Times: 7:30pm Fri. & Sat., Tickets $10
This looks very exciting! Look forward to seeing how the events unfold.