Full Name
Thurgood Marshall (born Thoroughgood Marshall)[1]
Date of Birth
July 2, 1908[1][2]
Date of Death
January 24, 1993[2]
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, United States[1][2]
Spouse’s Name
- Vivian Burey (m. 1929–1955)[2]
- Cecilia Suyat (m. 1955–1993)[2]
Children’s Names
- Not available
Known Affiliates Names
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (director)[3]
Affiliated Organizations’ Names
- Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1967-1991)[2]
Legacy
Thurgood Marshall was an American lawyer, civil rights activist, and the first African American member of the U.S. Supreme Court, serving as an associate justice from 1967 to 1991[2]. As an attorney, he successfully argued before the Court the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), which declared unconstitutional racial segregation in American public schools[2]. Marshall’s legacy earned him the nickname “Mr. Civil Rights”[3].
Citations: [1] https://www.biography.com/legal-figures/thurgood-marshall [2] https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thurgood-Marshall [3] https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/justice-thurgood-marshall-profile-brown-v-board [4] https://www.naacpldf.org/about-us/history/thurgood-marshall/ [5] https://www.oyez.org/justices/thurgood_marshall