Discussion entitled, historically speaking, Thurgood Marshall, a life in American History, an evening with spencer crew and paul finkle man. Before we begin, let me also welcome our audience whos streaming the discussion through the museums you stream channel. Our twitter handle this evening is historicallyspeaking. We are also thrilled that this program will be broadcast via cspan book tv and will be aired at a later date. Through dr. Crews compelling new biography introduces us to the constant battles of equality faced by africanamericans through a study of Thurgood Marshalls extraordinary courage and his believe in the power of the law to change society. Thurgood marshall, a life in American History, follows his career from his youth in baltimore, maryland, to his days as a Supreme Court justice. Thurgood marshalls inspiring story illustrates how pervasive is racism in American Society and reveals the difficulty of the struggles of africanamericans to make progress against it. Throu
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