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28. Juni 2024 · Thurgood Marshall (born July 2, 1908, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died January 24, 1993, Bethesda) was a lawyer, civil rights activist, and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1967–91), the Court’s first African American member.
2. Juli 2024 · More than three decades ago – on June 27, 1991 to be exact – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall retired from the nation’s oldest and highest court. Marshall’s departure from the hallowed chambers of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) marked the end of an incredible 24-year tenure. Before the Supreme ...
Vor 16 Stunden · Boseman portrayed Thurgood Marshall in the biographical film Marshall in 2017. Set years before he became the first African American Supreme Court Justice, the movie focuses on one of Marshall's early cases, the trial of Joseph Spell. It was premiered at Howard University, which both Boseman and Marshall had attended.
Vor 3 Tagen · On August 30, 1967, the Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall as the first Black person to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. This groundbreaking moment marked a significant milestone in the fight for racial equality and diversity within the highest court in the United States. Marshall's appointment was a testament to his remarkable legal career and his tireless advocacy for civil rights.
27. Juni 2024 · Thurgood Marshall, the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, announced his retirement from the high court. President George H.W. Bush appointed Clarence Thomas to take Marshall’s place. Two years later, Marshall died and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery near the graves of previous justices.
2. Juli 2024 · On July 2, the day of Justice Thurgood Marshall’s birth, we remember his life and legacy. In the landmark case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka , Justice Marshall famously argued and won the fight to desegregate public schools in the United States under the 14th Amendment, but
Vor 4 Tagen · The NAACP's Legal department, headed by Charles Hamilton Houston and Thurgood Marshall, undertook a campaign spanning several decades to bring about the reversal of the "separate but equal" doctrine announced by the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.
