My Name Is Pauli Murray

It does a terrific job of making amends, helped by a wealth of archival footage drawn from Murray's public and personal life.

Shines a light on a brilliant and uncompromising firebrand who paved the way for generations to come.

More than rests its case on Murray's brilliance and important contributions. Those more steeped in the Black American experience historically, however, won't fail to notice the doc's lack of grounding in early civil-rights history.

Too often, Cohen and West's film falls short of mirroring the energy and resilience of Murray herself.

"My Name is Pauli Murray" delivers a lively, revelatory litany of all the things Murray got right first, in a career that was driven by equal parts intellectual curiosity and call to service.

Murray's story is a remarkable - and extensive - one that the filmmakers stuff into an hour and a half that feels like a dull and disorganized PowerPoint lecture.

The main goal of a documentary is to inform, and that is exactly what My Name is Pauli Murray does. This is a person that deserves more recognition for everything that they did.

Cohen, PBS producer Talleah Bridges McMahon and editor Cinque Northern wrote this feature that frames Murray’s rightful place as an American founding parent who made significant contributions to human rights.

An effective portrait of an undersung political hero.

Pauli Murray was a path-breaking individual so far ahead of their times that history does not yet reflect their contribution to race and gender equity...a must-see, a revelatory portrait of a heroic person.