Mary Jackson: Goodmorning your honor

Judge: Hampton Institute is an all-white school Mrs. Jackson

Mary Jackson: Yes, your honor. I'm aware of that. 

Judge: Virginia, still a segregated state. Regardless of what the federal government says, regardless of what the supreme court says, our law is the law.

Mary Jackson: Your honor, if I may, I believe there are special circumstances to be considered.

Judge: What would warrant a colored woman attending a white school?

Mary Jackson: May I approach your bench sir? 

*Mary Jackson walk to the judge's bench*

Mary Jackson: Your honor, you of all people should understand the importance of being first. 

Judge: How's that Mrs. Jackson?

Mary Jackson: You were the first in your family to serve in the armed forces U.S. Navy. The first to attend University, George Mason, and the first state judge to be recommissioned by three consecutive governors.

Judge: You've done some research.

Mary Jackson: Yes, sir.

Judge: What's the point?

Mary Jackson: The point is, your honor, no negro woman in the state of Virginia has ever attended an all-white high school. It's unheard of. 

Judge: Yeah. Unheard of.

Mary Jackson: And before Alan Shepard sat on top of a rocket, no other American had ever touched space. And now, he will forever be remembered as the U.S. Navy man from New Hampshire, the first to touch the stars. And I, sir, I plan on being an engineer at NASA but I can't do that without taking classes at that all-white highschool and I can't change the color of my skin so I have no choice but to be the first which I can't do without you sir. Your honor out of all cases you go here today which one is gonna matter 100 years from now? Which one is gonna make you the first?

Judge: Only the night classes, Mrs. Jackson.