https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoPLitU6jVg

Mike Wallace's interview with Thurgood Marshall provides rich insights into the politics of rights and equality in the mid-Twentieth Century. Your comments should summarize what was discussed in the video, making sure to include details along the way, and comment upon what you think the interview tells us about the politics of rights. What portion of the interview did you find most informative? Why? What did you learn from the Marshall interview?

Many of Marshall's comments concerned Brown v. Board of Education, a landmark case in the evolution of rights and equality in the United States. Less well know, but important as well, was Cooper v. Aaron. Do some research about the Cooper case. It illustrates the problems the courts were having in trying to gain compliance with the Brown decision. Cooper v. Aaron was the result of the conflict that arose in Little Rock, Arkansas over school desegregation. President Eisenhower eventually had to send federal troops to Little Rock. Interestingly, Thurgood Marshall's comments in the Mike Wallace interview suggested that the president might have to take some decisive action in the school desegregation controversy.