By Walter Hudson This September, PBS viewers will have the unprecedented opportunity to hear Thurgood Marshall tell his own story in his own words. “Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect,” premiering Tuesday, September 9, 2025, marks the first documentary to center Marshall’s own voice through a rare eight-hour oral history, offering audiences an intimate conversation with the man whose legal brilliance fundamentally reshaped American society. The documentary, executive produced by Emmy Award-winning and Oscar- nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson alongside Maryland Public Television’s Travis Mitchell, represents a significant addition to the canon of civil rights documentaries. Under the direction of Alexis Aggrey,
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