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Jun 28, 2024 · Thurgood Marshall (born July 2, 1908, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died January 24, 1993, Bethesda) was a lawyer, civil rights activist, and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1967–91), the Court’s first African American member.
6 days ago · On July 2, the day of Justice Thurgood Marshall’s birth, we remember his life and legacy. In the landmark case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Justice Marshall famously argued and won the fight to desegregate public schools in the United States under the 14th Amendment, but. Did You Know, Thurgood Marshall….
Jun 27, 2024 · Thurgood Marshall, the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, announced his retirement from the high court. President George H.W. Bush appointed Clarence Thomas to take Marshall’s place. Two years later, Marshall died and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery near the graves of previous justices.
Jun 27, 2024 · Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993) had a storied career, first as an attorney whose courtroom successes earned him the nickname “Mr. Civil Rights,” next as a federal judge, and finally as the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jun 26, 2024 · More than three decades ago – on June 27, 1991 to be exact – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall retired from the nation’s oldest and highest court. Marshall’s departure from the hallowed chambers of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) marked the end of an incredible 24-year tenure.
Jun 13, 2024 · President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated the first Black American, then-Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall, to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying it was “the right thing to do, the right time to do it, the right man and the right place.” But his push for a legal career began with disappointment.
6 days ago · From The Left. by Donald James, For the Michigan Chronicle More than three decades ago – on June 27, 1991 to be exact – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall retired from the nation’s oldest and highest court.
