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Article: Ebony interview with Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; in a rare and exclusive interview, the most important civil rights lawyer of the 20th century and the first Black member of the highest court in the land, reflects on the dream then, now and tomorrow. (45th Anniversary Edition) (interview)
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- November 1, 1990
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EBONY INTERVIEW WITH SUPREME COURT JUSTICE THURGOOD MARSHALL
In a rare and exclusive interview, the most important civil rights lawyer of the 20th century and the first Black member of the highest court in the land, reflects on the dream then, now and tomorrow. EBONY: How would you assess the success of the Supreme Court's efforts to make equality in America a reality? MARSHALL: I can't comment on that while I'm sitting on the bench. I'll say whatever is appropriate to say about the Court in my opinions, not here. EBONY: When you broke the 178-year-old old color barrier on the Supreme Court in 1967, there were many who were overwhelmed to see a Black man appointed ...