Famous Friends: Pauli Murray and Eleanor Roosevelt

The friendship began as confrontation when Murray, a Black woman, wrote a letter to the President and Mrs. Roosevelt protesting racial segregation in Southern schools. The First Lady wrote back, and the two women became personal friends and allies in the fight for racial justice. Read The Sister Knot about two resilient women, orphaned in WW2, who defy fate to sustain a lifelong friendship. A compelling novel about the power of sisterhood. Learn more about the book in NOVELS.

Murray and Roosevelt joined forces in the fight for racial justice

Two resilient women, two separate journeys, one lasting friendship

Author: annsepstein@att.net

Ann S. Epstein is an award-winning writer of novels, short stories, memoirs, and essays.

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