 In 1942, while still in law school, Murray joined the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). That year she published an article, "Negro Youth's Dilemma," that challenged segregation in the US military, which continued during World War II. She also participated in sit-ins challenging several Washington, D.C. restaurants with discriminatory seating policies. These activities preceded the more widespread sit-ins during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
