Wil Haygood, author of 'Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America,' discusses the contentious debate over Thurgood Marshall's nomination to the Supreme Court. 

"If you're born in 1954, [Brown v. Board of Ed] weighs on you," Wil Haygood told @pubwklyradio. "Segregationists were hellbent on stopping Thurgood Marshall."

Wil Haygood, author of 'Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America,' discusses the contentious debate over Thurgood Marshall's nomination to the Supreme Court. "If you're born in 1954, [Brown v. Board of Ed] weighs on you," Wil Haygood told @pubwklyradio. "Segregationists were hellbent on stopping Thurgood Marshall."

PW Radio 139 - Wil Haygood on Thurgood Marshall and Segregation

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PW Radio 139 - Wil Haygood on Thurgood Marshall and Segregation