Board of education. The National Museum of African American history and culture hosted this event. Good evening. My name is dear tree kraus, director of the programs that the National Museum of american african history and culture. It is my pleasure to welcome you to this Wonderful Program and shoot introduced this evenings speakers and our discussion entitled, historically speaking, martial. Allow that American History spencer crew and paul think women. Before we begin, let me also welcome our audience who are streaming the discussion through the museums you stream channel. Hashtag historically speaking. We are also thrilled that this program will be broadcast via cspan tv and will be aired at a later date. Doctor cruz compelling biography introduces us to the constant battles for equality faced by African Americans through a study of Thurgood Marshalls extraordinary courage. Thurgood marshall allowed American History, follows his career from his youth and baltimore to maryland to his