The crusader -- The political education of a young radical (1930s & 1940s) -- Descendents of Hagar (1950s) -- Jane Crow (1960s) -- Murray among the theologians (1970s & 1980s) -- The gates of the city : an eschatological vision of American democracy
Summary
Pauli Murray (1910-1985) was a poet, lawyer, activist, and priest, as well as a significant figure in the civil rights and women's movements. 'The Dream Is Freedom' examines Murray's substantial body of published writings as well personal letters, journals, and unpublished manuscripts. Azaransky traces the development of Murray's thought over fifty years, ranging from Murray's theologically rich democratic criticism of the 1930s to her democratically inflected sermons of the 1980s