disbanded rather than letting hill join. he had trouble getting a job as a lawyer. he was also one of the first americans of color to argue before first in his place at harvard. later, when he graduated top of his law class, he struggled getting a job, until a prominent philadelphia lawyer hired him for his firm, where he rose to great prominence. serving as the chair of the public transit authority, septa and senior council to the warren commission investigating the kennedy assassination. he was known as a friend and mentor to many. to many justices of the supreme court. to many young reporters in philadelphia, me included. coleman is survived by his wife, his two sons, a daughter and four grandchildren. he was a great man. he will be missed. we'll be right back. once there was a little pig that had built his house out of straw. one day a big bad wolf huffed and he puffed and blew the house down.