Thurgood Marshall Nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court
A portion of a June 1967 Universal Newsreel about the nomination of civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court shows va… read more
A portion of a June 1967 Universal Newsreel about the nomination of civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court shows various clips of Mr. Marshall, including with President Lyndon Johnson. President Johnson announced the nomination of the first black man to sit on the Court on June 13, 1967, following the retirement of Justice Tom C. Clark. close
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