The late Mr. Justice Marshall graduated from a small, historically Black university here in PA. The school, Lincoln University, is a part of our State System of Higher Education System. The school is not ritzy or high toned like Morehouse or Howard ( where he got his law degree ). He wasn't an outstanding student, but he stuck in and made it through. He worked days and went to school nights at Howard. Again, he was not stellar, but average. He was, however, NOT average in his tenacity. Steady work, with some setbacks, gradually eroded the practice of educational segregation. Nothing flashy, just hard work. Case by case, city by city, the work continued until the chance to present a solid case for school desegregation came up in Brown vs. Board of Education. He got criticism from all sides for taking his time.

Just an averge lawyer, who happened to play a large part in helping to change American society.