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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 2018

Page

12

Thurgood Marshall First African American Supreme Court Justice

The article recounts Thurgood Marshall born in Baltimore on July 2 1908 changing his name, childhood debates at courts, study at Lincoln Howard and Maryland, and his landmark 1967 oath as the first African American associate justice. It notes his NAACP work and pivotal 1935 school integration win at the University of Maryland.

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Brown v Board of Ed and Thurgood Marshall’s rise

The article covers Thurgood Marshall’s pivotal role in Brown v Board of Education of Topeka in 1954, leading to a unanimous Supreme Court ruling to end school segregation. It traces his career: federal judgeship on the Second Circuit in 1961, solicitor general in 1965, and appointment to the Supreme Court in 1967, noting his 24 years on the bench advancing civil rights.

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Thurgood Marshall and Brown v. Board Books Highlighted

A library display features Thurgood Marshall by Carla Williams and Brown v. Board of Education A Fight for Simple Justice by Susan Goldman Rubin. The two titles illuminate civil rights milestones and legal battles shaping U.S. education and equality.

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