The Man Stash Minute: Black History Month-Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall was an American lawyer who was appointed as an associate justice of the Supreme Court in 1967. He was the first African American to hold the position and served for 24 years, until 1991. Marshall studied law at Howard University. As counsel to the NAACP, he utilized the judiciary to champion equality for African Americans. In 1954, he won the Brown v Board case, in which the Supreme Court ended racial segregation in public schools. Citation Information Article Title Thurgood Marshall Biography Author Biography.com Editors Website Name The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/law-figure/thurgood-marshall Access Date February 11, 2021 Publisher A&E Television Networks Last Updated January 11, 2021 Original Published Date April 2, 2014