at 16, julia joined one of the boggs' youth community programs. >> she said, what are we going to do about the future of detroit? >> reporter: bogs inspired putnam and two other women to start the detroit school. >> if we begin creating a whole new relationship between elders and youngsters, we'll be doing something very important. >> what was funny about jimmy and grace's dynamic was not the asian american and the black american, it was the way that they fought and struggled with each other. >> reporter: bogs became one of the few prominent women in the civil rights movement and an early icon in feminism. scott co-authored a book with boggs. >> she brought things to the table. and jimmy himself being from the south, being an auto worker, having the deep roots in the black community, it was the combination that made them fight strong and powerful. >> reporter: boggs demands people be thinkers and creators.