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Overview:

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Thurgood Marshall graduated from the Howard University School of Law in 1933. He established a private legal practice in Baltimore before founding the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. In that position, he argued several cases before the Supreme Court, including Brown v. Board of Education, which held that racial segregation in public education is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause. In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson successfully nominated Marshall to succeed retiring Associate Justice Tom C. Clark. He was confirmed on August 30, 1967. Marshall served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. Marshall was the Court's 96th justice and its first African-American justice.

Subject:

History, U.S. History

Level:

Middle School, High School

Material Type:

Primary Source

Author:

C-SPAN

Provider:

C-SPAN

Date Added:

02/01/2023