one colleague, i think justice blackman is the most graphic example of a justice who did change. he doesn't think he did. he believes that the court changed. and he stayed in the same place. but if you look at his early decisions like the one about the man who was too poor to file bankruptcy. and he said, well, too bad, you can stop smoking. how much you'll save by not buying cigarettings. amped he'd come up with $15,000 and this is the same man that wrote, what was the name of the poor joshua case? [laughter] >> so i think he did change and did some wonderful books. it's by linda greenhouse. she tells the story of this man's wonderful odyssey. and most tragically is how his very close friendship with chief justice burger just fell apart. the distance between them widened. they were known as the minnesota twins when justice blackman came on the court. >> justice, in writing an opinion will, arguably conflicting priorities on the one hand to state a general will, making clear that your opinion is situated within the rule of law. and on the other hand, the obligation to decide for

one colleague, i think justice blackman is the most graphic example of a justice who did change. he doesn't think he did. he believes that the court changed. and he stayed in the same place. but if you look at his early decisions like the one about the man who was too poor to file bankruptcy. and he said, well, too bad, you can stop smoking. how much you'll save by not buying cigarettings. amped he'd come up with $15,000 and this is the same man that wrote, what was the name of the poor joshua case? [laughter] >> so i think he did change and did some wonderful books. did some wonderful books. it's by linda greenhouse. she tells the story of this man's odyssey. most tragically, how his close friendship with chief justice burger

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mars blackman with my main man, michael jordan. >> reporter: spark lee starred in the early ads withsaid they were groundbreaking. >> as far as african-americans are concerned, let's be honest, the faces of american companies, up to that point, had been aunt jemima and uncle ben. >> because the fear was that the white consumer would not buy a product with a black face on it. >> we were a running company. and he really helped us move into obviously basketball as a category, which, then, allowed us to move into several other categories as well that maybe he didn't play as direct role in, but gave us the confidence, the resources and the opportunity to build our brand and our business around the world. >> reporter: while jordan was building his empire, some thought he should have used his power and influence to affect social change for african-americans. >> i think it bothered him, of course, nobody likes to be criticized, but i think one of the great things about michael is that he was comfortable being himself. and it's no one's place to determine how active you should be. >> reporter