howard alum polly mary said one person plus one typewriter constitutes a movement.ay, a movement can be launched with an iphone and a hash tag. the black lives at her movement has been beautifully rebranded. this spirit of activism has always been part of our team unity dna. it's evident at national treasurers like fort munro. fort munro has an underappreciated heritage related to the origins and ending of slavery in america. in 1690, the first slave ship to arrive in the new world deposited its cargo of human beings where fort munro now stands. in 1861 at a civil war rage, sheppard mallory, james townsend , enslaved african-americans, saw it protection at fort monroe. benjamin butler declared them contraband of war. as word spread, more than 500,000 enslaved people followed in the footsteps of mallory, baker, townsend, leading to one of our nation's most extraordinary and, until now, and overlooked story of self emancipation and self-determination. fast forward to the 20th century, the neat row houses and tree-line the streets of the pullman community in chicago ha

>> i would definitely think so because eleanor did stay at mary macleod even's home and polly whose circumstances were always curious to didn't have during the lifetime never owned a home and so there was never an invitation for eleanor to go and visit her home. paulie always been to eleanor's place and there was never that invitation. i have no doubt eleanor would have gone if polly had invited her no matter what the condition was that polly was a very proud person. but mrs. bethune had middle-class standards of standard of living but yes it was important. i can't remember where it is eleanor writes about how it was a major development for her in terms of credibility to seem as if mary bethune as a person when he hugged and kissed her. there was a barrier across there and i'm sure that made it possible for her to have more intimate friendships with other young black people. >> if polly challenged eleanor roosevelt to confront franklin roosevelt on any other issues that were important to the african-american population? i mean do you have documents or letters that show there was a direct connecti

that -- that the friendship mary would soon really pave the way for polly and eleanor's relationship.>> oh, i would definitely think so. because eleanor did stay at mayor mccloud's home, and polly -- circumstances were always precarious, didn't have during eleanor's lifetime, did not never own a home, and so there was never an invitation for eleanor to going and visit polly's home. polly went to eleanor's place. and there was never that invitation. i have no doubt that eleanor would have gone had polly invited her no matter what the condition was. but polly was a proud person. but walter white were -- had little chance standard of living which polly did. but yes it was really important. i can't remember where it is that eleanor writes about how it was a major -- it was a major development for her in terms of her had able to see this as a real peer when she hugged her and kissed her. that she crossed a barrier there. and i'm sure that made it possible for her to be more -- to have intimate friendships with other young black people. >> yes. >> polly challenge eleanor roosevelt to confro