For over a decade, we have worked in solidarity with you to preserve this proud space that Rev. Dr. Murray held sacred: their childhood home. With your support, we have worked tirelessly to transform this space with care and intention. I am delighted to share that, by the Summer of 2024, this space will open for you.

Here, we will provide a place for people to see themselves in the reflection of Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray’s legacy.

Here, we will strive to help preserve the history and essence of the West End.

Here, we will provide space—for respite, strategy and joy—to those on the forefront of advocating for human rights in Durham, and across the Southeast.

Here, we will nurture our Social Justice Teaching Fellows, guiding and empowering them as they apply equity- and justice-rooted teaching in classrooms across our community.

Here, we will hold space to explore how Rev. Dr. Pauli’s work can shape everyday activism in our lives; and expansive, thoughtful social justice work in our communities and the world.

Here, we will inspire creatives to use their gifts to build community. Rev. Dr. Murray understood “...creative expression…[as] another form of activism.”

So, we look forward to your joining us here. 2024 will mark another banner year for the Center, as we celebrate a growing staff, the opening of our physical space, and break ground on our Welcome and Education Center. 2024 marks a nationally significant year for Rev. Dr. Murray: they will be the first Black LGBTQIA+ person to be featured on a U.S. quarter, and we will celebrate their feminist contributions to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

We invite you to celebrate these milestones and support this work with a financial contribution to the Center. Consider your end-of-year offering as a housewarming gift. We’re thrilled to welcome you—and the spirit of St. Pauli Murray—home.