A panel discussion was held to commemorate the July 2, 2008, centennial of the birth of Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Juan Williams began with a biography of Justice Marshall, and afterward, Sheryll Cashin moderated a panel discussion. Topics included the notion of Justice Marshall as an “activist” judge and integration. 

Juan Williams is the author of Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary.