“The Firebrand and the First Lady” by Patricia Bell-Scott.

All About Books

Air Date: 12/28/2017

They came from completely different worlds, but formed an unexpected friendship- first lady Eleanor Roosevelt and the young black writer, lawyer and social justice crusader Pauli Murray. All About Books host Pat Leach reviews a biography of a pioneer in civil rights and gender struggles. “The Firebrand and the First Lady”: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice” by Patricia Bell-Scott.