blog posts Reflecting on Thurgood Marshall's speech at U of I in 1956 Jan 17, 2024 10:15 am by Illinois Public MediaLegacy Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images On March 8, 1956, future U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall visited the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to talk about his work, the many cases of segregation in Illinois, and the murder of Emmett Till. Share on Facebook Tweet Email