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From
Ed Dornell, 4 July 2007
A number of years ago I read a biography of Thurgood
Marshall. The book depicted a letter from Marshall to Roy Wilkens
dated sometime in the early 1940s. In this letter, Marshall
indicated that he was in need of a rest after several court battles in
the south, where he was under constant threat. He advised that if
needed, he could be found at the home of his then brother-in-law,
Charles Jones, at 408 Ridge Street, Steelton, PA. The biography revealed
that Marshal's first wife, who had died earlier, was from Steelton.
Unfortunately I don't remember the exact title of the
book or who the author was. I don't recall it mentioning the name of his
former spouse. Does any one know her name and if she attended school in
Steelton?
Editor's note: Our online 1920 census of
Steelton's African American community shows a man named
Charles H. Jones, age 27, boarding with Henry and Bessie Williams at
338 Lincoln Street.
See
Harryette Mullen's reply, 24 August 2007
See also
Ridge Street
Neighborhood and Businesses
Lincoln Street
Neighborhood and Businesses
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