Pauli Murray Exhibits

Pauli, Family, Impact, Home

Location: 906 Carroll Street in Durham, North Carolina

Our art installation offers visitors a safe, socially distanced way to learn more about Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, their family, their childhood home built in 1898, and some of the ways their work and vision have and continue to impact the world.

Finding Jane Crow: Civil Rights and Women’s Rights in Pauli Murray’s Contacts

Location: John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute in Smith Warehouse, Bay 5 in Durham, North Carolina

This exhibit centers on Pauli Murray’s social networks as reflected in her 1960s address book. 150 activists committed to racial and/or gender equity are included in the more than 680 address entries. These people’s stories helped Pauli Murray define and fight “Jane Crow.”