October 2 in American History
Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first Black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Before the bench he had argued — and won — Brown v. Board of Education, the case that ended legal school segregation. He spent a career proving the Constitution's promises could be enforced in a courtroom.
In 1967: Thurgood Marshall joins the Supreme Court. Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first Black justice of the U.S.
Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first Black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Before the bench he had argued — and won — Brown v. Board of Education, the case that ended legal school segregation. He spent a career proving the Constitution's promises could be enforced in a courtroom.
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