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David Gergen: If being a member of NAACP was a disqualification, Thurgood Marshall could not serve on Brown versus Board of Education.

On the recordJune 1, 2016
If being a member of NAACP was a disqualification, Thurgood Marshall could not serve on Brown versus Board of Education.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen emphasizes that race or ethnicity should not disqualify someone from serving as a judge.

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