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	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Pauli was the fourth of six children born to Agnes Fitzgerald and William Murray. Agnes passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage when Pauli was three, and Pauli was sent to live with their aunt and grandparents in Durham, North Carolina. When Pauli was aged six, William was committed to a psychiatric institution, and in 1922 William was beaten to death by one of the institution's white guards.<ref name="Rothberg">{{Cite web \|title=Pauli Murray \|last=Rothberg \|first=Emma \|work=National Women's History Museum \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/pauli-murray}}</ref>		Pauli was the fourth of six children born to Agnes Fitzgerald and William Murray. Agnes passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage when Pauli was three, and Pauli was sent to live with their aunt and grandparents in Durham, North Carolina. When Pauli was aged six, William was committed to a psychiatric institution, and in 1922 William was beaten to death by one of the institution's white guards.<ref name="Rothberg">{{Cite web \|title=Pauli Murray \|last=Rothberg \|first=Emma \|work=National Women's History Museum \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/pauli-murray\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212173047/https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/pauli-murray \|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

	Murray was "a fantastic and energetic student" and graduated high school at age 15. They refused to consider attending the North Carolina College for Negroes because they did not like being segregated. They wanted to attend Columbia University, but the school did not admit people [[assigned female at birth]]. So instead, Murray went to Hunter College in New York City, which was an AFAB-only school at the time.<ref name="Rothberg" />		Murray was "a fantastic and energetic student" and graduated high school at age 15. They refused to consider attending the North Carolina College for Negroes because they did not like being segregated. They wanted to attend Columbia University, but the school did not admit people [[assigned female at birth]]. So instead, Murray went to Hunter College in New York City, which was an AFAB-only school at the time.<ref name="Rothberg" />

	While attending Hunter College, Murray changed from using their birthname to the gender-neutral name Pauli, and began questioning their sexuality and gender.<ref name="LPC">{{Cite web \|title=Rev. Pauli Murray - Inductee \|author= \|work=Legacy Project Chicago \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/pauli-murray}}</ref>		While attending Hunter College, Murray changed from using their birthname to the gender-neutral name Pauli, and began questioning their sexuality and gender.<ref name="LPC">{{Cite web \|title=Rev. Pauli Murray - Inductee \|author= \|work=Legacy Project Chicago \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/pauli-murray\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206000128/https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/pauli-murray\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

	Murray later attempted to attend the University of North Carolina, but they were rejected for being Black. Consequently, they studied law at Howard University, graduating at the top of their class. However, Murray was denied entry to Harvard's Masters Degree program due to being [[assigned female at birth]]. Nevertheless, Murray eventually received a post-graduate degree at the University of California/Berkley with a concentration on equal rights for women.<ref name="LPC" />		Murray later attempted to attend the University of North Carolina, but they were rejected for being Black. Consequently, they studied law at Howard University, graduating at the top of their class. However, Murray was denied entry to Harvard's Masters Degree program due to being [[assigned female at birth]]. Nevertheless, Murray eventually received a post-graduate degree at the University of California/Berkley with a concentration on equal rights for women.<ref name="LPC" />
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	==Gender and orientation==		==Gender and orientation==
	In addition to stopping use of their feminine birth name, Pauli wrote to their family and referred to themself as a "he/she personality". In personal journals, Pauli seems to have identified as different genders throughout their life. Pauli did attempt multiple times to access gender [[transition]] care, including [[hormone therapy]], but they were denied by [[gatekeeper]]s.<ref name="pronouns">{{Cite web \|title=Pronouns & Pauli Murray \|author= \|work=Pauli Murray Center \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://www.paulimurraycenter.com/pronouns-pauli-murray}}</ref>		In addition to stopping use of their feminine birth name, Pauli wrote to their family and referred to themself as a "he/she personality". In personal journals, Pauli seems to have identified as different genders throughout their life. Pauli did attempt multiple times to access gender [[transition]] care, including [[hormone therapy]], but they were denied by [[gatekeeper]]s.<ref name="pronouns">{{Cite web \|title=Pronouns & Pauli Murray \|author= \|work=Pauli Murray Center \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://www.paulimurraycenter.com/pronouns-pauli-murray\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402161750/https://www.paulimurraycenter.com/pronouns-pauli-murray\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

	During the 1930s and 1940s, Murray was interested in the idea that they might have a "male gland" in their body which was the cause of them falling in love with women. Murray also expressed that this inner maleness would explain why Murray was interested in traditionally-male fields of study like law, theology, and medicine.<ref name="Drury2013">{{Cite journal\|title=Boy-Girl, Imp, Priest: Pauli Murray and the Limits of Identity\|journal=Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion\|last=Drury\|first=Doreen M.\|doi=10.2979/jfemistudreli.29.1.142\|date=Spring 2013}}</ref>		During the 1930s and 1940s, Murray was interested in the idea that they might have a "male gland" in their body which was the cause of them falling in love with women. Murray also expressed that this inner maleness would explain why Murray was interested in traditionally-male fields of study like law, theology, and medicine.<ref name="Drury2013">{{Cite journal\|title=Boy-Girl, Imp, Priest: Pauli Murray and the Limits of Identity\|journal=Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion\|last=Drury\|first=Doreen M.\|doi=10.2979/jfemistudreli.29.1.142\|date=Spring 2013}}</ref>

	Some scholars have labeled Murray a a [[lesbian]] or [[transgender]]/[[transmasculine]], but Murray did not use these terms.<ref name="Simmons-Thorne">{{Cite web \|title=Pauli Murray and the Pronominal Problem: a De-essentialist Trans Historiography \|last=Simmons-Thorne \|first=Naomi \|work=The Activist History Review \|date=30 May 2019 \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://activisthistory.com/2019/05/30/pauli-murray-and-the-pronominal-problem-a-de-essentialist-trans-historiography/}}</ref><ref name="Drury2013" /> If Pauli was alive today, they might identify as [[lesbian]], [[nonbinary]], [[genderqueer]], [[butch]], [[transgender]], [[gender variant]], or use other terms. It is important to remember that during Murray's lifetime, it was illegal and dangerous to openly express a non-hetero or non-cis identity, and this danger would be compounded for Black people like Murray.<ref name="pronouns" />		Some scholars have labeled Murray a a [[lesbian]] or [[transgender]]/[[transmasculine]], but Murray did not use these terms.<ref name="Simmons-Thorne">{{Cite web \|title=Pauli Murray and the Pronominal Problem: a De-essentialist Trans Historiography \|last=Simmons-Thorne \|first=Naomi \|work=The Activist History Review \|date=30 May 2019 \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://activisthistory.com/2019/05/30/pauli-murray-and-the-pronominal-problem-a-de-essentialist-trans-historiography/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601125226/https://activisthistory.com/2019/05/30/pauli-murray-and-the-pronominal-problem-a-de-essentialist-trans-historiography/ \|archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Drury2013" /> If Pauli was alive today, they might identify as [[lesbian]], [[nonbinary]], [[genderqueer]], [[butch]], [[transgender]], [[gender variant]], or use other terms. It is important to remember that during Murray's lifetime, it was illegal and dangerous to openly express a non-hetero or non-cis identity, and this danger would be compounded for Black people like Murray.<ref name="pronouns" />

	==References==		==References==

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	During the 1930s and 1940s, Murray was interested in the idea that they might have a "male gland" in their body which was the cause of them falling in love with women. Murray also expressed that this inner maleness would explain why Murray was interested in traditionally-male fields of study like law, theology, and medicine.<ref name="Drury2013">{{Cite journal\|title=Boy-Girl, Imp, Priest: Pauli Murray and the Limits of Identity\|journal=Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion\|last=Drury\|first=Doreen M.\|doi=10.2979/jfemistudreli.29.1.142\|date=Spring 2013}}</ref>		During the 1930s and 1940s, Murray was interested in the idea that they might have a "male gland" in their body which was the cause of them falling in love with women. Murray also expressed that this inner maleness would explain why Murray was interested in traditionally-male fields of study like law, theology, and medicine.<ref name="Drury2013">{{Cite journal\|title=Boy-Girl, Imp, Priest: Pauli Murray and the Limits of Identity\|journal=Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion\|last=Drury\|first=Doreen M.\|doi=10.2979/jfemistudreli.29.1.142\|date=Spring 2013}}</ref>

	Some scholars have labeled Murray a a [[lesbian]] ~~and/~~or [[transgender]], but Murray did not use these terms.<ref name="Drury2013" /> If Pauli was alive today, they might identify as [[lesbian]], [[nonbinary]], [[genderqueer]], [[butch]], [[transgender]], [[gender variant]], or use other terms. It is important to remember that during Murray's lifetime, it was illegal and dangerous to openly express a non-hetero or non-cis identity, and this danger would be compounded for Black people like Murray.<ref name="pronouns" />		Some scholars have labeled Murray a a [[lesbian]] or [[transgender]]/[[transmasculine]], but Murray did not use these terms.<ref name="Simmons-Thorne">{{Cite web \|title=Pauli Murray and the Pronominal Problem: a De-essentialist Trans Historiography \|last=Simmons-Thorne \|first=Naomi \|work=The Activist History Review \|date=30 May 2019 \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://activisthistory.com/2019/05/30/pauli-murray-and-the-pronominal-problem-a-de-essentialist-trans-historiography/}}</ref><ref name="Drury2013" /> If Pauli was alive today, they might identify as [[lesbian]], [[nonbinary]], [[genderqueer]], [[butch]], [[transgender]], [[gender variant]], or use other terms. It is important to remember that during Murray's lifetime, it was illegal and dangerous to openly express a non-hetero or non-cis identity, and this danger would be compounded for Black people like Murray.<ref name="pronouns" />

	==References==		==References==

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	Murray was "a fantastic and energetic student" and graduated high school at age 15. They refused to consider attending the North Carolina College for Negroes because they did not like being segregated. They wanted to attend Columbia University, but the school did not admit people [[assigned female at birth]]. So instead, Murray went to Hunter College in New York City, which was an AFAB-only school at the time.<ref name="Rothberg" />		Murray was "a fantastic and energetic student" and graduated high school at age 15. They refused to consider attending the North Carolina College for Negroes because they did not like being segregated. They wanted to attend Columbia University, but the school did not admit people [[assigned female at birth]]. So instead, Murray went to Hunter College in New York City, which was an AFAB-only school at the time.<ref name="Rothberg" />

	While attending Hunter College, Murray changed from using their birthname to the gender-neutral name Pauli, and began ~~identifying as neither male nor female~~.<ref name="LPC">{{Cite web \|title=Rev. Pauli Murray - Inductee \|author= \|work=Legacy Project Chicago \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/pauli-murray}}</ref>		While attending Hunter College, Murray changed from using their birthname to the gender-neutral name Pauli, and began questioning their sexuality and gender.<ref name="LPC">{{Cite web \|title=Rev. Pauli Murray - Inductee \|author= \|work=Legacy Project Chicago \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/pauli-murray}}</ref>

	Murray later attempted to attend the University of North Carolina, but they were rejected for being Black. Consequently, they studied law at Howard University, graduating at the top of their class. However, Murray was denied entry to Harvard's Masters Degree program due to being [[assigned female at birth]]. Nevertheless, Murray eventually received a post-graduate degree at the University of California/Berkley with a concentration on equal rights for women.<ref name="LPC" />		Murray later attempted to attend the University of North Carolina, but they were rejected for being Black. Consequently, they studied law at Howard University, graduating at the top of their class. However, Murray was denied entry to Harvard's Masters Degree program due to being [[assigned female at birth]]. Nevertheless, Murray eventually received a post-graduate degree at the University of California/Berkley with a concentration on equal rights for women.<ref name="LPC" />
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	==Gender and orientation==		==Gender and orientation==
	In addition to stopping use of their feminine birth name, Pauli wrote to their family and referred to themself as a "he/she personality". If Pauli ~~was alive today, they might identify~~ as ~~[[nonbinary]], [[genderqueer]], or another [[gender variant]] term~~. Pauli did attempt multiple times to access gender [[transition]] care, including [[hormone therapy]], but they were denied by [[gatekeeper]]s.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pronouns & Pauli Murray \|author= \|work=Pauli Murray Center \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://www.paulimurraycenter.com/pronouns-pauli-murray}}</ref>		In addition to stopping use of their feminine birth name, Pauli wrote to their family and referred to themself as a "he/she personality". In personal journals, Pauli seems to have identified as different genders throughout their life. Pauli did attempt multiple times to access gender [[transition]] care, including [[hormone therapy]], but they were denied by [[gatekeeper]]s.<ref name="pronouns">{{Cite web \|title=Pronouns & Pauli Murray \|author= \|work=Pauli Murray Center \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://www.paulimurraycenter.com/pronouns-pauli-murray}}</ref>

	During the 1930s and 1940s, Murray was interested in the idea that they might have a "male gland" in their body which was the cause of them falling in love with women. Murray also expressed that this inner maleness would explain why Murray was interested in traditionally-male fields of study like law, theology, and medicine.<ref name="Drury2013">{{Cite journal\|title=Boy-Girl, Imp, Priest: Pauli Murray and the Limits of Identity\|journal=Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion\|last=Drury\|first=Doreen M.\|doi=10.2979/jfemistudreli.29.1.142\|date=Spring 2013}}</ref>		During the 1930s and 1940s, Murray was interested in the idea that they might have a "male gland" in their body which was the cause of them falling in love with women. Murray also expressed that this inner maleness would explain why Murray was interested in traditionally-male fields of study like law, theology, and medicine.<ref name="Drury2013">{{Cite journal\|title=Boy-Girl, Imp, Priest: Pauli Murray and the Limits of Identity\|journal=Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion\|last=Drury\|first=Doreen M.\|doi=10.2979/jfemistudreli.29.1.142\|date=Spring 2013}}</ref>

	Some scholars have labeled Murray a a [[lesbian]] and/or [[transgender]], but Murray did not use these terms.<ref name="Drury2013" />		Some scholars have labeled Murray a a [[lesbian]] and/or [[transgender]], but Murray did not use these terms.<ref name="Drury2013" /> If Pauli was alive today, they might identify as [[lesbian]], [[nonbinary]], [[genderqueer]], [[butch]], [[transgender]], [[gender variant]], or use other terms. It is important to remember that during Murray's lifetime, it was illegal and dangerous to openly express a non-hetero or non-cis identity, and this danger would be compounded for Black people like Murray.<ref name="pronouns" />

	==References==		==References==

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	In addition to stopping use of their feminine birth name, Pauli wrote to their family and referred to themself as a "he/she personality". If Pauli was alive today, they might identify as [[nonbinary]], [[genderqueer]], or another [[gender variant]] term. Pauli did attempt multiple times to access gender [[transition]] care, including [[hormone therapy]], but they were denied by [[gatekeeper]]s.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pronouns & Pauli Murray \|author= \|work=Pauli Murray Center \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://www.paulimurraycenter.com/pronouns-pauli-murray}}</ref>		In addition to stopping use of their feminine birth name, Pauli wrote to their family and referred to themself as a "he/she personality". If Pauli was alive today, they might identify as [[nonbinary]], [[genderqueer]], or another [[gender variant]] term. Pauli did attempt multiple times to access gender [[transition]] care, including [[hormone therapy]], but they were denied by [[gatekeeper]]s.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pronouns & Pauli Murray \|author= \|work=Pauli Murray Center \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://www.paulimurraycenter.com/pronouns-pauli-murray}}</ref>

	During the 1930s and 1940s, Murray was interested in the idea that they might have a "male gland" in their body which was the cause of them falling in love with women. Murray also expressed that this inner maleness would explain why Murray was interested in traditionally-male fields of study like law, theology, and medicine.<ref>{{Cite journal\|title=Boy-Girl, Imp, Priest: Pauli Murray and the Limits of Identity\|journal=Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion\|last=Drury\|first=Doreen M.\|doi=10.2979/jfemistudreli.29.1.142}}</ref>		During the 1930s and 1940s, Murray was interested in the idea that they might have a "male gland" in their body which was the cause of them falling in love with women. Murray also expressed that this inner maleness would explain why Murray was interested in traditionally-male fields of study like law, theology, and medicine.<ref name="Drury2013">{{Cite journal\|title=Boy-Girl, Imp, Priest: Pauli Murray and the Limits of Identity\|journal=Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion\|last=Drury\|first=Doreen M.\|doi=10.2979/jfemistudreli.29.1.142\|date=Spring 2013}}</ref>

			Some scholars have labeled Murray a a [[lesbian]] and/or [[transgender]], but Murray did not use these terms.<ref name="Drury2013" />

	==References==		==References==

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	Pauli Murray died of pancreatic cancer on July 1, 1985, being aged 74.<ref name="LPC" />		Pauli Murray died of pancreatic cancer on July 1, 1985, being aged 74.<ref name="LPC" />

	==Gender==		==Gender and orientation==
	Pauli wrote to their family and referred to themself as a "he/she personality". If Pauli was alive today, they might identify as [[nonbinary]], [[genderqueer]], or another [[gender variant]] term. Pauli did attempt multiple times to access gender [[transition]] care, including [[hormone therapy]], but they were denied by [[gatekeeper]]s.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pronouns & Pauli Murray \|author= \|work=Pauli Murray Center \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://www.paulimurraycenter.com/pronouns-pauli-murray}}</ref>		In addition to stopping use of their feminine birth name, Pauli wrote to their family and referred to themself as a "he/she personality". If Pauli was alive today, they might identify as [[nonbinary]], [[genderqueer]], or another [[gender variant]] term. Pauli did attempt multiple times to access gender [[transition]] care, including [[hormone therapy]], but they were denied by [[gatekeeper]]s.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pronouns & Pauli Murray \|author= \|work=Pauli Murray Center \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://www.paulimurraycenter.com/pronouns-pauli-murray}}</ref>

			During the 1930s and 1940s, Murray was interested in the idea that they might have a "male gland" in their body which was the cause of them falling in love with women. Murray also expressed that this inner maleness would explain why Murray was interested in traditionally-male fields of study like law, theology, and medicine.<ref>{{Cite journal\|title=Boy-Girl, Imp, Priest: Pauli Murray and the Limits of Identity\|journal=Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion\|last=Drury\|first=Doreen M.\|doi=10.2979/jfemistudreli.29.1.142}}</ref>

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	'''Pauli Murray''' was a Black American civil rights activist, writer, and priest.		'''Pauli Murray''' was a Black American civil rights activist, writer, and priest.

	~~They were~~ the fourth of six children born to Agnes Fitzgerald and William Murray. Agnes passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage when Pauli was three, and Pauli was sent to live with their aunt and grandparents in Durham, North Carolina. When Pauli was aged six, William was committed to a psychiatric institution, and in 1922 William was beaten to death by one of the institution's white guards.<ref name="Rothberg">{{Cite web \|title=Pauli Murray \|last=Rothberg \|first=Emma \|work=National Women's History Museum \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/pauli-murray}}</ref>		==Early life and education==
			Pauli was the fourth of six children born to Agnes Fitzgerald and William Murray. Agnes passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage when Pauli was three, and Pauli was sent to live with their aunt and grandparents in Durham, North Carolina. When Pauli was aged six, William was committed to a psychiatric institution, and in 1922 William was beaten to death by one of the institution's white guards.<ref name="Rothberg">{{Cite web \|title=Pauli Murray \|last=Rothberg \|first=Emma \|work=National Women's History Museum \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/pauli-murray}}</ref>

	Murray was "a fantastic and energetic student" and graduated high school at age 15. They refused to consider attending the North Carolina College for Negroes because they did not like being segregated. They wanted to attend Columbia University, but the school did not admit people [[assigned female at birth]]. So instead, Murray went to Hunter College in New York City, which was an AFAB-only school at the time.<ref name="Rothberg" />		Murray was "a fantastic and energetic student" and graduated high school at age 15. They refused to consider attending the North Carolina College for Negroes because they did not like being segregated. They wanted to attend Columbia University, but the school did not admit people [[assigned female at birth]]. So instead, Murray went to Hunter College in New York City, which was an AFAB-only school at the time.<ref name="Rothberg" />
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	Murray's writings regarding the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment were published in 1951 as ''States' Laws on Race and Color'', a book that Thurgood Marshall called "The Bible for Civil Rights Lawyers".<ref name="LPC" />		Murray's writings regarding the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment were published in 1951 as ''States' Laws on Race and Color'', a book that Thurgood Marshall called "The Bible for Civil Rights Lawyers".<ref name="LPC" />

			==Later life==
	In 1977, Murray left their legal career and was ordained as an Episcopalian priest, being the first Black person assigned female at birth to achieve this.<ref name="LPC" />		In 1977, Murray left their legal career and was ordained as an Episcopalian priest, being the first Black person assigned female at birth to achieve this.<ref name="LPC" />

	Pauli Murray died of pancreatic cancer on July 1, 1985, being aged 74.<ref name="LPC" />		Pauli Murray died of pancreatic cancer on July 1, 1985, being aged 74.<ref name="LPC" />

			==Gender==
			Pauli wrote to their family and referred to themself as a "he/she personality". If Pauli was alive today, they might identify as [[nonbinary]], [[genderqueer]], or another [[gender variant]] term. Pauli did attempt multiple times to access gender [[transition]] care, including [[hormone therapy]], but they were denied by [[gatekeeper]]s.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pronouns & Pauli Murray \|author= \|work=Pauli Murray Center \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://www.paulimurraycenter.com/pronouns-pauli-murray}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Pauli Murray''' was a Black American civil rights activist.		'''Pauli Murray''' was a Black American civil rights activist, writer, and priest.

	~~While~~ attending Hunter College in New York City, Murray changed from using their birthname to the gender-neutral name Pauli, and began identifying as neither male nor female.<ref name="LPC">{{Cite web \|title=Rev. Pauli Murray - Inductee \|author= \|work=Legacy Project Chicago \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/pauli-murray}}</ref>		They were the fourth of six children born to Agnes Fitzgerald and William Murray. Agnes passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage when Pauli was three, and Pauli was sent to live with their aunt and grandparents in Durham, North Carolina. When Pauli was aged six, William was committed to a psychiatric institution, and in 1922 William was beaten to death by one of the institution's white guards.<ref name="Rothberg">{{Cite web \|title=Pauli Murray \|last=Rothberg \|first=Emma \|work=National Women's History Museum \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/pauli-murray}}</ref>

			Murray was "a fantastic and energetic student" and graduated high school at age 15. They refused to consider attending the North Carolina College for Negroes because they did not like being segregated. They wanted to attend Columbia University, but the school did not admit people [[assigned female at birth]]. So instead, Murray went to Hunter College in New York City, which was an AFAB-only school at the time.<ref name="Rothberg" />

			While attending Hunter College, Murray changed from using their birthname to the gender-neutral name Pauli, and began identifying as neither male nor female.<ref name="LPC">{{Cite web \|title=Rev. Pauli Murray - Inductee \|author= \|work=Legacy Project Chicago \|date= \|access-date=27 February 2022 \|url= https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/pauli-murray}}</ref>

	Murray later attempted to attend the University of North Carolina, but they were rejected for being Black. Consequently, they studied law at Howard University, graduating at the top of their class. However, Murray was denied entry to Harvard's Masters Degree program due to being [[assigned female at birth]]. Nevertheless, Murray eventually received a post-graduate degree at the University of California/Berkley with a concentration on equal rights for women.<ref name="LPC" />		Murray later attempted to attend the University of North Carolina, but they were rejected for being Black. Consequently, they studied law at Howard University, graduating at the top of their class. However, Murray was denied entry to Harvard's Masters Degree program due to being [[assigned female at birth]]. Nevertheless, Murray eventually received a post-graduate degree at the University of California/Berkley with a concentration on equal rights for women.<ref name="LPC" />

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'''Pauli Murray''' was a Black American civil rights activist.

While attending Hunter College in New York City, Murray changed from using their birthname to the gender-neutral name Pauli, and began identifying as neither male nor female.<ref name="LPC">{{Cite web |title=Rev. Pauli Murray - Inductee |author= |work=Legacy Project Chicago |date= |access-date=27 February 2022 |url= https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/pauli-murray}}</ref>

Murray later attempted to attend the University of North Carolina, but they were rejected for being Black. Consequently, they studied law at Howard University, graduating at the top of their class. However, Murray was denied entry to Harvard's Masters Degree program due to being [[assigned female at birth]]. Nevertheless, Murray eventually received a post-graduate degree at the University of California/Berkley with a concentration on equal rights for women.<ref name="LPC" />

Murray's writings regarding the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment were published in 1951 as ''States' Laws on Race and Color'', a book that Thurgood Marshall called "The Bible for Civil Rights Lawyers".<ref name="LPC" />

In 1977, Murray left their legal career and was ordained as an Episcopalian priest, being the first Black person assigned female at birth to achieve this.<ref name="LPC" />

Pauli Murray died of pancreatic cancer on July 1, 1985, being aged 74.<ref name="LPC" />

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