The Centennial of Thurgood Marshall
Washington, DC
Saturday, September 4, 2010
July 2, 2008, marked the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson named Marshall to the court where he served for 24 years. Justice Marshall died in 1993.
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Friday, November 26, 2010 at 7:46pm (ET)