"I helped build the bridges that Ruby crossed- The catalyst for the dream in Dr King's thoughts"

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Thurgood Marshall was a pioneering civil rights attorney and the first African American Supreme Court Justice. Known for his groundbreaking work in cases like Brown v. Board of Education, Marshall’s legacy transformed the American legal landscape and advanced the fight for racial equality. Born in 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland, he developed a passion for the law early and graduated from Howard University School of Law, where he studied under civil rights lawyer Charles Hamilton Houston. Marshall spent much of his early career with the NAACP, arguing and winning numerous cases that challenged racial segregation and discrimination. His most famous victory came in 1954 with Brown v. Board of Education, where the Supreme Court declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. This landmark decision became a cornerstone of the Civil Rights Movement and paved the way for greater legal protections for African Americans. In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court, where he served for 24 years. As a justice, he consistently advocated for individual rights, social justice, and equal protection under the law. Thurgood Marshall’s life and career stand as a powerful symbol of perseverance, justice, and the enduring struggle for equality in America.

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The Suitors Scales Of Justice feat Ric Scales

Oh Thurgood Marshall Brown vs Board

Of Education Thou Heard me Lord

Outcries of justice kick down the door

Once one gets freedom we'll demand more

Impartial Scales of Justice

I helped build the bridges that Ruby crossed

The catalyst for the dream in Dr King's thoughts

Was on my Charles Hamilton from the start

'Cause the country tried to keep us in the back like Rosa Parks

Separate but equal, we don't believe you

Yall can front all you want, but watch what we do

Start a revolution and do it legal

Force the Constitution to work for me and my people

The truth is more than a mental exercise

Seen it with my own two eyes, I'll testify

Out in the deep South where Jim Crow flies

So the law works a lil different for my kind

That wasn't how it was designed

And for me that's the reason that people say that justice is blind

One step at a time, we gon March too

I'm Thorough, making sure that the scales are impartial

Oh Thurgood Marshall Brown vs Board

Of Education Thou Heard me Lord

Outcries of justice kick down the door

Once one gets freedom we'll demand more

Impartial Scales of Justice

Racism separates, it never liberates

We've been imprisoned by fear your hatred generates

Then yall wonder why we picket and we demonstrate

Yall should be happy we ain't physically kick in the gates

1954 is when we killed the case

1960 is when they started to intergrate

I wish I could say that we've dissented from hate

So much has changed but we're divided till this day

I helped build the bridges that Ruby crossed

The catalyst for the dream in Dr King's thoughts

I was on my Charles Hamilton from the start

'Cause the country tried to keep us in the back like Rosa Parks

Separate but equal, we don't believe you

Yall can front all you want, but watch what we do

Start a revolution and do it legal

Force the Constitution to work for me and my people

Impartial Scales of Justice

Music Written and Published by The Suitors Corp (ASCAP). Lyrics Written and Published by C. Robertson (BMI) and A. Pointer for Abscorp Music (ASCAP). Recorded by DJ Artistic in San Diego, CA, by Ab Rude at The Sanho East, Los Angeles, CA. Mixing Engineer Paolo Tsui.

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Scales Of Justice · The Suitors · Ric Scales The Re-Education Music Project Volume 1 ℗ 2024 Suitors Corp Released on: 2024-10-24 Main Artist: The Suitors Main Artist: Ric Scales Producer: The Suitors Composer: Paolo Tsui Lyricist: Cedric Robertson