THURGOOD
by George Stevens Jr.
James Craven as Thurgood Marshall [photo credit: Lauren B Photography]
We know about Martin Luther King and about Malcolm X. What do you know about the other visionary leader of the Civil Rights' Movement: Thurgood Marshall?
Coming from a childhood in Baltimore, Thurgood Marshall became a lawyer and eventually a Supreme Court Justice. Thurgood was a one of the architects of the American Civil Rights Movement including the landmark Brown vs Board of Education case. This is an eye-opening, humorous and uplifting portrait of a true American hero.
To hear James Craven talk about Thurgood on MPR, click here. To see more, click here from MinnPost. Or here is an article from the Star Tribune.
Directed by Michael Robins
On Tour in Minnesota February 6 through March 18, 2017
At Illusion Theater
March 9th - March 19th, 2017
Judge Michael Davis and Keith Ellison in the post-play discussion after a performance of Thurgood in Minneapolis .
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This Thurgood is genial and avuncular, a man with a sharp sense of humor and a briefcase full of illustrative stories.”
“You should present this play every year so every high school student could see the struggle behind the Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court decision. You see how that decision unanimously struck down segregation in public schools, and led to the American Civil Rights movement. This is a story of social justice.”