doi:10.7916/d8-fbdd-rr90Oral history interview with Thurgood Marshall, 1980Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993oral historiessound recordingssound recording - nonmusicalJudgesLawyersPort Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African AmericanAfrican Americans--Civil rightsAfrican Americans--Legal status, laws, etcCourts-martial and courts of inquiry--United StatesUnited States Race relationsMarshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993Forrestal, James, 1892-1949National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleUnited States. Supreme CourtIn this 1980 interview conducted by Thomas B. Buell, Thurgood Marshall discusses the Port Chicago Mutiny of 1944, including: his opinions on the outcome of the case; why the charge of mutiny was exaggerated; the pamphlet issued by the NAACP about the case; and the involvement of Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. He offers a defense of Forrestal's character and his personal efforts to protect Forrestal's reputation throughout the case. More generally, Marshall describes the United States military’s use of African American soldiers as scapegoats as well as the rampant racial discrimination in the WWII Pacific theater under General Douglas MacArthur. Marshall explains his tactics throughout the years to cope with the grief of racial discrimination in both his personal life and career. The final pages of this transcript include Buell’s notes and impressions of Marshall and the interview