Justice Marshall and Death Penalty
It was with deep sadness that I learned of the death of Justice Thurgood Marshall (Jan. 25). As a young child in Baltimore, I went through the “semi-segregated” school system of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Marshall was a hero to many of us during a time when there were too few heroes for black children.
I will not mourn his passing. I believe that he has earned his rest after fighting the good fight for more years than I have been alive. I shall instead mourn the fact the current Supreme Court has no one with the heart or compassion to equal Justice Marshall. The lion has passed, leaving no cubs.
R.C. THOMPSON
Canoga Park
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