Soledad O'Brien

Mother and daughter would work side by side for two years, save enough money for Spelman's tuition. And then Leela would return home while Dovey kept working for the family, all while Dovey was still in school. The two moved to Atlanta in the fall of 1932, and Dovey enrolled in Spelman two years later. Dovey was in awe. The campus was simultaneously inspiring and humbling.

She marveled at the imposing white columns and the magnolia and dogwood trees that sprinkled the campus.

She marveled at the imposing white columns and the magnolia and dogwood trees that sprinkled the campus.

Miss May Neptune taught English literature at Spelman. She was 60 years old and six feet tall. Miss Neptune had a presence. She wore a tight gray bun and wore thick rimmed glasses. And she could spot a revolutionary woman because she was one herself. Miss Neptune was a white woman from the North who believed everyone had an equal right to education.

Miss May Neptune taught English literature at Spelman. She was 60 years old and six feet tall. Miss Neptune had a presence. She wore a tight gray bun and wore thick rimmed glasses. And she could spot a revolutionary woman because she was one herself. Miss Neptune was a white woman from the North who believed everyone had an equal right to education.

I'm Soledad O'Brien, and on my podcast, Murder on the Towpath, I'm taking you back to the 1960s. Mary Pinchot Meyer was a painter who lived in Georgetown in Washington, D.C. Every day, she took a daily walk along the towpath near the E&O Canal.

I'm Soledad O'Brien, and on my podcast, Murder on the Towpath, I'm taking you back to the 1960s. Mary Pinchot Meyer was a painter who lived in Georgetown in Washington, D.C. Every day, she took a daily walk along the towpath near the E&O Canal.

I'm Soledad O'Brien, and on my podcast, Murder on the Towpath, I'm taking you back to the 1960s. Mary Pinchot Meyer was a painter who lived in Georgetown in Washington, D.C. Every day, she took a daily walk along the towpath near the E&O Canal.

She made her students think and gave them the space to write honestly about the world. One of the first assignments was to write an essay on democracy. Dovey took a chance and wrote what she really thought about being Black in America. She wrote about how democracy had gone wrong, that she wasn't living in the land of the free.

She made her students think and gave them the space to write honestly about the world. One of the first assignments was to write an essay on democracy. Dovey took a chance and wrote what she really thought about being Black in America. She wrote about how democracy had gone wrong, that she wasn't living in the land of the free.

The police arrived in a heartbeat. Within 40 minutes, a man named Raymond Crump Jr. was arrested. He was found nearby, soaking wet, and he was black. Only one woman dared defend him, civil rights lawyer, W. Roundtree. Join me as we unravel this story with a crazy twist. Because what most people didn't know is that Mary was connected to a very powerful man.

The police arrived in a heartbeat. Within 40 minutes, a man named Raymond Crump Jr. was arrested. He was found nearby, soaking wet, and he was black. Only one woman dared defend him, civil rights lawyer, W. Roundtree. Join me as we unravel this story with a crazy twist. Because what most people didn't know is that Mary was connected to a very powerful man.

The police arrived in a heartbeat. Within 40 minutes, a man named Raymond Crump Jr. was arrested. He was found nearby, soaking wet, and he was black. Only one woman dared defend him, civil rights lawyer, W. Roundtree. Join me as we unravel this story with a crazy twist. Because what most people didn't know is that Mary was connected to a very powerful man.

Miss Neptune was white, but Dovey had a hunch she could be frank with her. After all, this professor had uprooted her life to teach black women in the South. Miss Neptune read the paper. She returned Dovey's essay. Scrawled in red ink, she asked if she would like to write for the campus newspaper. She thought Dovey would be good at it.

Miss Neptune was white, but Dovey had a hunch she could be frank with her. After all, this professor had uprooted her life to teach black women in the South. Miss Neptune read the paper. She returned Dovey's essay. Scrawled in red ink, she asked if she would like to write for the campus newspaper. She thought Dovey would be good at it.

And that was how the campus mirror found their new star reporter.

And that was how the campus mirror found their new star reporter.

John F. Kennedy. Listen to Murder on the Towpath with Soledad O'Brien on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

John F. Kennedy. Listen to Murder on the Towpath with Soledad O'Brien on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

John F. Kennedy. Listen to Murder on the Towpath with Soledad O'Brien on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.