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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. You should know more about Pauli MurrayBy Elliot S. MagginDr. Pauli Murray was a hero. One of my heroes; as it happens. This is the true story of her family's journey from enslavement to moral; intellectual and economic success. These are the people who; today; are becoming America. When Dr. Murray; a recent Yale Law School grad; applied to the Massachusetts bar she had to account for an arrest she had in another state in the 1940's. It seemed she was protesting civil right violations when Martin Luther King was in high school. Any laws she broke at the time - and she did - had since been rescinded or repealed. She was admitted to the bar; as well as to several university faculties; and eventually to the Episcopal priesthood. This is a significant historical figure about whom we all should know more.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. this book cannot be recommended highly enoughBy lolthis book cannot be recommended highly enough. it is readable non-fiction; written in an almost prose-like manner. I laughed; I cried and I shared my copy with loved ones. Should be read by anyone who wants to understand the struggles of race and sex both in the civil war times and today.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Crucial reading for all of us to better understand our world beyond black and whiteBy Heather H.A classic; the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray speaks to all of us in telling her carefully researched family story that embodied American History. Crucial reading for all of us to better understand our world beyond black and white.