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PHOTOS: Durham's new national historic landmark

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Thursday, January 12, 2017
  • The Durham childhood home of Pauli Murray is shown on April 2, 2015.
  • Pauli Murray, seen in 1946.
  • The Rev. Pauli Murray, shown Jan. 8, 1977, was the first black woman ordained as a priest of the Episcopal Church.
  • Pauli Murray, left was one of four winners of Mademoiselle magazine "Young Women of the Year" award in 1946.
  • The Rev. Pauli Murray, third from left, participates in ordination ceremonies in the Washington Cathedral, D.C., Jan. 8, 1977.
  • In this photo taken April 2, 2015, a wrought iron railing decorates the front porch of the deteriorating childhood home of Pauli Murray in Durham.
  • In this photo taken April 2, 2015, a mailbox frames the historical childhood home of Pauli Murray in Durham.
  • Pauli Murray, seen here Sept. 27, 1971, was also a law professor at Brandies University. Murray wrote President Nixon that she would be available for Supreme Court consideration.
  • In this photo taken Thursday, April 2, 2015, a mural outside the childhood home of Pauli Murray provides some history of the house in Durham.
  • In this photo taken April 2, 2015, the childhood home of Pauli Murray is shown.
  • Murray's legal acumen laid the groundwork of applying equal protection to women as well as racial minorities.
  • The Murray family home has now been declared a national treasure.
  • Brandeis University professor Dr. Pauli Murray poses for a portrait in Waltham, Mass. on Sept. 25, 1970.
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The Durham childhood home of Pauli Murray is shown on April 2, 2015.
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