Pauli Murray

Overview

Pauli Murray born Baltimore, MD November 10, 1910 (d. 1985). African-American nonviolent civil rights leader; lawyer; teacher; poet; Episcopal priest.

Quotations

"I do not intend to destroy segregation by physical force. . . I hope to see it destroyed by. . . a power of the spirit. . . I intend to do my part through the power of persuasion, by spiritual resistance, by the power of my pen, and by inviting the violence upon my own body." ("An American Credo", Common Ground, Winter 1945, p. 24 cited by Anthony Pinn; photo NOW.org)