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Charles Hamilton Houston was an American lawyer and civil rights advocate who played a crucial role in the legal strategy that led to the end of racial segregation in the United States. As a mentor to Thurgood Marshall, Houston's work in civil rights litigation laid the groundwork for landmark Supreme Court cases such as Brown v. Board of Education.
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"Christianity has always seemed to fight a losing battle against race."

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"We beg you to save young America from the blight of race prejudice. Do not bind the children within the narrow circles of your own lives."

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"The hate and scorn showered on us Negro officers by our fellow Americans convinced me that there was no sense in my dying for a world ruled by them. I made up my mind that if I got through this war I would study law and use my time fighting for men who could not strike back."

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"The race problem in the United States is the type of unpleasant problem which we would rather do without but which refuses to be buried."

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