At Lincoln, Marshall counted among his classmates the great poet and writer Langston Hughes; he pledged Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, as did my grandfather, Marcus Carpenter — and yes, this…

Some years back I found myself traveling throughout the South, going into towns and cities once visited by the legendary lawyer Thurgood Marshall. During his heyday Marshall was trying to…

At just fourteen years old, I had the extraordinary privilege of photographing Thurgood Marshall as he arrived by train in Charleston, South Carolina—his presence marking a defining moment in the…

Directing a documentary about Thurgood Marshall—especially one that includes the participation of his family—was both a profound honor and an immense responsibility. From the beginning, the goal was not just…