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Oct 2, 2020 · Decades before Thurgood Marshall was sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court on October 2, 1967, the man who would become its first Black justice had already transformed American law.
Thurgood Marshall had a fresh, passionate voice and became a champion of civil rights, both on the bench and through almost 30 Supreme Court victories before his appointment, during times of severe racial strains. Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 2, 1908, to Norma Arica and William Canfield Marshall.
As a lawyer and judge, Thurgood Marshall strived to protect the rights of all citizens. His legacy earned him the nickname "Mr. Civil Rights." Thurgood Marshall was born Thoroughgood Marshall on June 2, 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland. Tired of having his friends poke fun at his first name, he decided to try to improve the situation and, at the age ...
Jan 24, 1993 · Marshall, Thurgood. July 2, 1908 to January 24, 1993. As an attorney fighting to secure equality and justice through the courts, Thurgood Marshall helped build the legal foundation for Martin Luther King’s challenges to segregation. On 6 February 1958, King wrote Marshall to express his gratitude for Marshall’s efforts in the Montgomery bus ...
Jan 21, 2007 · Thurgood Marshall. Image courtesy Library of Congress. Thurgood Marshall was an American civil rights activist with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. He is remembered as a lawyer who had one of the highest rates of success ...
Jan 25, 1993 · Date of Death: January 25, 1993. Place of Burial: Arlington, VA. Cemetery Name: Alington National Cemetary. Thurgood Marshall led a life in the pursuit of equality, and was on a path destined to lead him to the U.S. Supreme Court. As chief council for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), he helped to lay the ...
Marshall was confirmed as an Associate Justice by a Senate vote of 69-11 on August 30, 1967. He not only was the first African-American to hold the job, he was the 96th person, overall, to do so. Marshall is noted for pointing out that “We’re in the education business,” after winning a difficult racial discrimination case against the ...
