Pauli Murray: Survival With Dignity

Educational Resources

Using the interactive map and virtual exhibit, it is easy to learn from anywhere. Whether you are homeschooling, have a virtual classroom, or are a parent looking for quality content for your children, you’ll find it here.

Fill out a form below to download our educational materials. Curricula are based on 6th-12th grade Common Core standards and optimized for undergraduate/graduate levels

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Pauli Murray seated at a desk, writing with a pencil in her left hand

Pauli Murray Educator's Guide (Grades 6-8)

Learn more about using the education materials available. Includes Common Core Anchor Standards (CCR) for Writing, for 6-8 grade levels.

Pauli Murray in the 1970s wearing her clerical collar

Pauli Murray Educator's Guide (Grades 9-12)

Suggested lesson plans for the provided materials. Includes Common Core Anchor Standards (CCR) for Writing for 9-12 grade levels.

A photo of Pauli Murray seated on a wall captioned "The Dude 1931"

American Identities - Gender and Pauli Murray (Grades 6-12)

The American Identities Worksheet will activate and build background knowledge related to the themes students will explore while engaging with the content of the virtual exhibit.

Pauli Murray's childhood home, a blue house in front of a graveyard now known as the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice

My Home (Grades 6-12)

A writing activity about students' homes based on Pauli Murray's description of their childhood home.

A photo of a young Pauli Murray climbing the side of a freight train

Map Out Your Identity (Grades 6-8)

Using the interactive map in the virtual exhibit as inspiration, map out your identity, marking down places of significance in your life so far.

An exhibit outside of the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice with signs that say Pauli, Family, and Act visible with Murray's childhood home in the background.

Social Categories (Grades 9-12)

This is an activity that will have students explore what they already know about their identities. They may learn some things that they didn’t really know before or were not entirely sure about.

A portrait of Pauli Murray in 1946

Narrative Writing (Grades 9-12)

Drawing inspiration from the quote provided, students will begin writing their own narrative.