From North Carolina-
Pauli Murray's contributions to North Carolina history will be memorialized when her official state historic marker is unveiled at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at the corner of Carroll and West Chapel Hill Streets. An advocate for human rights and social justice, Murray grew up a few blocks from the marker site in the home of her grandparents Richard and Cornelia Fitzgerald.
Durham Mayor Bill Bell will proclaim Pauli Murray Day in Durham as he is joined by members of the Fitzgerald/Murray family, Southwest Central Durham neighbors and representatives of the Pauli Murray Project to dedicate the marker. "Pauli Murray is well deserving of recognition by the state of North Carolina as a tireless champion for human rights," says Barbara Lau, director of the Pauli Murray Project, part of Duke's Human Rights Center. "Placing this marker near her childhood home makes it a source of pride for her neighborhood and a beacon for young people who want to make a positive impact on the world."
More here-
http://today.duke.edu/2011/11/palumurrayhighwaymarker
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