To Speak a Defiant Word: Sermons and Speeches on Justice and Transformation

Twenty-five years of writings by the religious thinker and activist Pauli Murray

The religious thought and activism that shaped the late twentieth century is typically described in terms of Black men from the major Black denominations, a depiction that fails to account for the voices of those who not only challenged racism but also forced a confrontation with class and gender. Of these overlooked voices, none is more important than that of Pauli Murray (1910–1985), the nonbinary Black lawy...