Thurgood Marshall
On June 13, 1967, Thurgood Marshall Became The First Black Supreme Court Justice --- Appointed By President Lyndon B. Johnson. At The Time Of His Appointment, Marshall Was Solicitor General Of The United States.
Many Years Earlier He Had Been Awarded The NAACP Spingarn Medal For His Work As A Lawyer Before The Supreme Court. He Was The NAACP's Chief Counsel.
During His Law Career He Argued 32 Supreme Court Cases And Won 29. The Most Famous Of The Landmark Cases Was Brown v. The Board Of Education (1954), In Which The Supreme Court Struck Down The "Separate But Equal" Doctrine For Public Education (Established By Plessy v. Ferguson In 1896), Ruled In Favor Of The Plaintiffs, And Required The Desegregation Of Schools Across America.
Justice Marshall Served On The Court For 24 Years. He Died Of Heart Failure On January 24, 1993. He Was 84 Years Old.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- HubertGaddy, Jr.
