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Thing about thurgood and how important he was to the country for africanamericans, for those who wanted to go to law school. I was a part of that generation who looked up to and believed in him and was inspired by him that ii to someday could go to law school and become a lawyer. And there is a whole generation of people just like me who have gone on to do that because of the bravery and the courage of Thurgood Marshall. So tonight we are here together this evening. I view this as the intersection of history and the future. What do i mean by that . Intersection of history and future . Well, we are in Lincoln Theater. In this theater this was the only place where black folks could come and be entertained in a theaterthe theater because they could not go downtown. They come right here. In this theater, it was nearly demolished. We saved it, renovated it, and it is now one o ....

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