A continued effort to preserve Pauli Murray's legacy

Iron Mountain is proud to announce our continued support of the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice.This new grant is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Dr. Reverend Murray as a leading, yet unacknowledged, activist through continued historical preservation and educational program planning. Dr. Reverend Murray serves as an example of what a leader looks like: someone who gives a voice to marginalized communities and dedicates her life to bettering her community.

A trailblazer, Dr. Reverend Anna Pauline Murray, a long time civil rights activist, women's rights leader, and LGBTQ+ advocate, has long gone unrecognized. "Pauli" Murray was a human rights activist, historian, attorney, poet, and teacher who continuously fought for equality.

In fact, 15 years before Rosa Parks refused to sit in the back of the bus, Pauli Murray did the same; 20 years before the Greensboro sit-ins, she organized her own restaurant sit-in in Washington, D.C.. Moreover, Dr. Reverend Murray served as an advisor to both President Roosevelt and Kennedy, helping to steer them while simultaneously advocating for a variety of rights. Iron Mountain is proud to participate in the conservation of Pauli Murray's legacy, assuring that her work and history are safeguarded.

In 2015, Iron Mountain awarded a grant to the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice (PMC) through the Living Legacy Initiative, which seeks partnerships with museums and other nonprofit organization to help them protect items of cultural significance. Through the grant, Iron Mountain supported the funding for the preservation and renovation of Pauli Murray's home in Durham, North Carolina. Fortunately, with Iron Mountain's financial support, the National Trust for Historic Preservation designated her home as a National Treasure.