Remember When Justice Wore a Crown of Courage?

On July 2, 1908, Thurgood Marshall was born.
He would go on to change the course of American history.

As a lawyer, he argued — and won — Brown v. Board of Education, the case that struck down segregation in public schools.
As a civil rights advocate, he dismantled the legal framework of Jim Crow, case by case.
And in 1967, he became the first Black justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Marshall believed deeply in the law — but he never confused law with justice.
He knew the Constitution could be bent toward freedom, but only if people showed up to demand it.

“The measure of a country’s greatness is its ability to retain compassion in times of crisis.”
— Thurgood Marshall

In this moment — when compassion is under attack, when voting rights are eroded, when the courts are reshaping our future — his legacy feels more urgent than ever.

🗳️ We honor him not just by remembering — but by continuing the work.
By voting. By organizing. By believing in justice and making it real.

Photo credit: http://marshall.ucsd.edu

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