Norman Thomas Marshall
I’ll miss the chats and the camaraderie we shared over the years. You are a good soul, Norman; far too good for many more words and certainly not from me. I remember fondly your visit to Topeka and performance of “John Brown: Trumpet of Freedom,” at the Kansas State Historical Society in 2008.
Here’s a sample of Norman’s brilliance, setting the stage for growing up in the Depression-era and racially segregated city of Richmond, Virginia.