What unique approach did Pauli Murray use to attack discrimination?
Using the Constitution
Using State Laws
Creating New Laws
Connecting Racial and Gender Discrimination
Answer
Pauli Murray, a lawyer, activist, and author, used her unique experience as a black woman to connect racial and gender discrimination. She believed that both forms of discrimination were rooted in the same system of white supremacy, and that only by addressing both could they be effectively dismantled.
From Activist to Wordsmith: The Enigmatic Journey of Pauli Murray
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