Thurgood Marshall

A movie titled 'Marshall' showcases the biography of a tireless advocate for colored people making history on his way to becoming an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court many decades later.

Thurgood Marshall championed his cause under the umbrella of the NAACP which is a non profit that fights for civil rights of African Americans.

Played by Chad Boseman in the lead role along with Josh Gad as his sidekick in the role of a Jewish civil cases lawyer in Connecticut, Marshall successfully steers the case to a win defending a black servant accused of raping a white socialite woman played by Kate Hudson.

The film shows this one case in detail while alluding to the work Marshall did on behalf of the NAACP throughout the country representing the under represented class.

Josh plays Sam Friedman, a skittish Jewish lawyer afraid of losing what little reputation he has in the small town defending a black man in the 1940s.

Marshall successfully coaches him from the defense table while not allowed to speak in person according to the wishes of the judge presiding at the time.

Overall a good story that has a few things to teach about perseverance in the face of odds and not discounting the under dog.

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