The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article entitled ‘Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect’ Review: PBS’s Portrait of a Legal Giant.
With a combination of oral history, animation, and evocative sound design, BECOMING THURGOOD brings Marshall’s story to life not as myth, but as a man of action — strategic, courageous, and deeply committed to justice. Through his work, Marshall held the nation accountable to its founding promises, redefined what was possible through the law, and helped move America closer to its highest ideals.
BECOMING THURGOOD: AMERICA’S SOCIAL ARCHITECT premiered Tuesday, September 9 on PBS, PBS.org, and the PBS app to great reviews from many news outlets. Below is a excerpt of an excellent article from, The Wall Street Journal.
Wall Street Journal Review
The pioneering civil-rights attorney and Supreme Court justice is the subject of a documentary that highlights how his work helped changed the nation.
According to Georgetown University law professor Sheryll D. Cashin, Thurgood Marshall “was the only Supreme Court justice in the history of the court who was more famous for what he did before rising to justice.” To which one might respond, “William Howard Taft.” But her point is taken: Marshall may have been the first black member of SCOTUS, but he had argued Brown v. Board of Education, virtually invented the civil-rights law practice, and was very likely the only high-ranking member of the judicial branch of the U.S. government to come quite so close to getting lynched.
The subject of “Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect” was a legal giant, a pivotal figure in American history and something of a colossus bestriding the struggle for racial equality. The novelty of this documentary, directed and produced by Alexis
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