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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.
Early life
Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 2, 1908, the great-grandson of
a slave. His original name was Thoroughgood, but he shortened it to Thurgood
in second grade because he disliked spelling it. His father, William Marshall,
who was a railroad porter, instilled in him an appreciation for the Constitution
of the United States and the rule of law. Additionally, as a child in Baltimore, he
was punished for his school misbehaviour by being forced to write copies of
the Constitution, which he later said piqued his interest in the document.
Marshall was married twice; to Vivian "Buster" Burey from 1929 until her death
in February 1955 and to Cecilia Suyat from December 1955 until his own death
in 1993. He'd two sons from his second marriage; Thurgood Marshall, Jr., who's a
former top aide to President Bill Clinton, and John W. Marshall, who's a former
United States Marshals Service Director and since 2002 has served as Virginia
Secretary of Public Safety under Governors Mark Warner and Tim Kaine.
Education
Marshall graduated from Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore in 1925
and from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1930. Afterward, Marshall wanted
to apply to his hometown law school, the University of Maryland School of Law,
but the dean told him that he wouldn't be accepted due to the school's
segregation policy. Later, as a civil rights litigator, he successfully sued the
school for this policy in the case of Murray v. Pearson. As he couldn't attend
the University of Maryland, Marshall sought admission and was accepted at
Howard University.
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.
Early life
Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 2, 1908, the great-grandson of
a slave. His original name was Thoroughgood, but he shortened it to Thurgood
in second grade because he disliked spelling it. His father, William Marshall,
who was a railroad porter, instilled in him an appreciation for the Constitution
of the United States and the rule of law. Additionally, as a child in Baltimore, he
was punished for his school misbehaviour by being forced to write copies of
the Constitution, which he later said piqued his interest in the document.
Marshall was married twice; to Vivian "Buster" Burey from 1929 until her death
in February 1955 and to Cecilia Suyat from December 1955 until his own death
in 1993. He'd two sons from his second marriage; Thurgood Marshall, Jr., who's a
former top aide to President Bill Clinton, and John W. Marshall, who's a former
United States Marshals Service Director and since 2002 has served as Virginia
Secretary of Public Safety under Governors Mark Warner and Tim Kaine.
Education
Marshall graduated from Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore in 1925
and from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1930. Afterward, Marshall wanted
to apply to his hometown law school, the University of Maryland School of Law,
but the dean told him that he wouldn't be accepted due to the school's
segregation policy. Later, as a civil rights litigator, he successfully sued the
school for this policy in the case of Murray v. Pearson. As he couldn't attend
the University of Maryland, Marshall sought admission and was accepted at
Howard University.
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