Separate and equal are two different things. Just'cause it's the way, doesn't make it right. You act right, you are right. Your Honor, you of all people should understand the importance of being first. And before Alan Shepard sat on the top of a rocket, no other American had ever touched space. And now, he will forever be remembered as the US Navy man from New Hampshire, the first to touch the stars. And I, Sir, I plan on being an engineer at NASA but I can't do that without taking classes at that all-white high school. And I can't change the color of my skin. So I have no choice but to be the first, which I can't do without you, sir. Your Honor, out of all the cases you're gonna hear today, which one is gonna matter 100 years from now? Which one is gonna make you the first?
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