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Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 - January 24, 1993) was an American jurist and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Before becoming a judge, he was a lawyer who was best remembered for his high success rate in arguing before the Supreme Court and for the victory in Brown v. Board of Education. He was nominated to the court by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967.

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    Today, 1/28, In History

    in 1938 - Crystal Byrd Fauset elected to Pennsylvania House of Representatives, becoming first black female elected to a state legislature

    in 1944 - Matthew Henson receives medal from Congress as codiscoverer of North Pole

    To Inspire You

    There are no misunderstanding; there are only failures to communicate



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