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Thurgood Marshall Confirmed to Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall became the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Thurgood Marshall Confirmed as First Black Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Thurgood Marshall Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Thurgood Marshall Sworn In as Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Brown v. Board of Education
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson.
Thurgood Marshall Born
Future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Founding of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Thurgood Marshall founded the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund as a separate entity to fight racial injustice through the courts.
Clarence Thomas Nominated to Supreme Court
President George H.W. Bush nominated Clarence Thomas to replace Thurgood Marshall on the Supreme Court.