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- 1. (1908–93), US Supreme Court associate justice 1967–91. The first black justice appointed to the US Supreme Court, he had previously won most of the cases he argued before the Court, including the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. Known as a champion of individual rights and affirmative action, he had been the NAACP's chief counsel 1938–61.
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Thoroughgood "Thurgood" Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court's first African-American justice.
May 29, 2024 · Thurgood Marshall, lawyer and civil rights activist who was the first African American member of the U.S. Supreme Court, serving as an associate justice from 1967 to 1991. As an attorney, he successfully argued before the Supreme Court the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954).
Oct 29, 2009 · Thurgood Marshall was the first African American Supreme Court justice and a prominent civil rights lawyer who argued 32 cases before the high court, winning 29 of them. He played a key role in challenging racial segregation, expanding civil rights and limiting the death penalty.
Thurgood Marshall was a lawyer who fought Jim Crow and segregation in the U.S. courts, and a justice who advocated for equal justice for all. Learn about his life, cases, and legacy on the NAACP website.
Apr 3, 2014 · (1908-1993) Who Was Thurgood Marshall? Thurgood Marshall was an American lawyer who was appointed as an associate justice of the Supreme Court in 1967. He was the first African American to...
Thurgood Marshall was a lawyer, activist, and jurist who fought for racial justice and equality. He founded the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, argued Brown v. Board of Education, and became the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
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Oct 2, 2020 · Learn how Thurgood Marshall became the first Black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and how he fought for civil and human rights as a lawyer and a judge. Explore his landmark cases, such as Brown v. Board of Education, that ended school segregation and challenged racial discrimination.
