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Pauli Murray (’33), Poet, Lawyer, Civil Rights Advocate and Hunter College alumna, Featured in The New York Times Back Story

October 31, 2018
Pauli Murray

Renowned Civil Rights pioneer, lawyer and poet Pauli Murray graduated from Hunter College in 1933. In commemoration of Black Poetry Day, The New York Times has featured her incredible history and poetry collection "Dark Testament" as part of their weekly briefing.

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