marian anderson and performance. i can't watch it. know how many times i've watched it without tears in my eyes. and there are several versions of it. it was just a phenomenal thing. and and it showed a lot about eleanor and the way she approached things as first lady, because her first idea was, we'll just invite her to the white house and then she said to herself, that wasn't enough. so she went behind the scenes with secretary of interior ickes and created this whole incredible event at the lincoln memorial. but, you know, she kept her self out of the public eye with that and was behind the scenes. so now we have a question from chandler in virginia. chandler writes, ellen wilson and woodrow wilson had very different views on racial equality. do we know if that caused any friction between them? could you repeat that? there was something that popped up and i took a look at it. no, absolutely. so ellen wilson and woodrow wilson had very different views on racial equality. do we know if that caused any friction between them? i don't k

one other thing that's interesting about eleanor before ial talk about marian anderson s at the put a bounty of $25,000 on her head at one point. she is most noted for in the most public declaration of her support for equal rights was signing the daughters of the american revolution. marian anderson is internationally known andly wand to send their and they had a white only policy but there was public sentiment that she should be allowed however they did not back down. eleanor originally decided to invite her to the white house then she decided -- they scheduled the a concert at the lincoln memorial and this is the picture on the top of the lincoln memorial which is broadcast on radio, 75,000 people integrated was there to see and hear marian anderson and this is a copy of the famous letter that she sent to the dar. my dear mrs. henry roberts i'm afraid i've never been a useful member of the daughters of the american revolution so it would make little difference to whether i respond. i'm in complete disagreement of the attitude taken in refusing great artists. you have said an example