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A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi . . . has exactly the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It's not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for.

Source: c. 1980.
-- Thurgood Marshall, (Jul 2 1908-1993), US supreme court justice; He successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education, 1954 to desegregate public schools; became the first black member of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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