Us & Them: America’s Civil Rights Champion


December 18, 2025 Duration: 0:00
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Us & Them: America’s Civil Rights Champion

Before he became the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall spent decades using the law as a tool for social change. On Us & Them, Trey Kay hosts a community conversation on Marshall’s legacy — featuring excerpts from Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect — and asking what his civil rights victories mean today, as hard-won reforms face renewed challenge....

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