Law
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October 2, 1967
Thurgood Marshall Confirmed as First Black Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
February 15, 1967
Thurgood Marshall Born
Future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
September 18, 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Signed
The Fugitive Slave Act required the return of escaped enslaved people, intensifying abolitionist efforts.