Pauli Murray, nonbinary Black activist, lawyer, priest, and poet, will be featured on a quarter in the next round of the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program, making Murray the first Black queer person to appear on U.S. currency. In 1977 she became one of the first women—and the first African-American woman—to be ordained as an Episcopal priest. Pauli Murray died of cancer in Pittsburgh on July 1, 1985. Their autobiography, Song in a Weary Throat: An American Pilgrimage, was published posthumously in 1987.
Murray’s quarter will be issued in 2024. Others in the 2024 group are Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first woman of color to serve in Congress; Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, a Civil War–era surgeon, women’s rights advocate, and abolitionist; Zitkala-Ša, a writer, composer, educator, and activist for Native Americans’ rights; and Celia Cruz, the Cuban-American singer known as the Queen of Salsa.
Pauli Murray Will Be First Black Queer Person on U S Currency
- John Buckley
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Pocket
WhatsApp
Flip It 〡and〡 Follow Us
- Tags: Black History Month, Queer
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Pocket
WhatsApp
Never miss any important news. Subscribe to our newsletter.
Related News
2024 Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade Live Broadcast
June 19, 2024
Wilton Manors Lights Up with HOTspots! Art Walk on March 16
March 13, 2024
Never miss any important news. Subscribe to our newsletter.
Recent News
2024 Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade Live Broadcast
June 19, 2024
Wilton Manors Lights Up with HOTspots! Art Walk on March 16
March 13, 2024
Events Near You
Nov 28 2024
Fort Lauderdale HIV+ Gay Discussion Group
ArtServe, 1350 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
No event found!
