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“One man's vulgarity is another man's lyric.”

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John Marshall Harlan II

John Marshall Harlan II was a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Born on May 20, 1899, and passing away on December 29, 1971, he is known for his influential stance on civil rights cases, notably his dissenting opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, which supported the desegregation of public schools. more

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