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Celebrating Thurgood Marshall: A Cinematic Tribute to the First African-American Supreme Court Justice

Marking the historic confirmation anniversary, we spotlight five compelling films that capture the legal luminary's essence, struggles, and triumphs.
08/30/2023

Civil Rights Attorney Fred Gray Receives NAACP LDF’s Lifetime Achievement Award

The 92-year old activist, state legislator, and preacher was honored for his numerous contributions to America’s most important civil rights battles.
05/05/2023

Cecilia ‘Cissy’ Marshall, Thurgood Marshall’s Widow Dies At 94

Marshall, a former NAACP legal secretary, married the history-making Supreme Court justice in 1955.
11/23/2022

House Votes To Remove Confederate Monuments and Memorials From U.S. Capitol

A new bust honoring Thurgood Marshall would be installed.
06/30/2021

This Day in Black History: June 13, 1967

Thurgood Marshall appointed to U.S. Supreme Court.
06/13/2020

This Day in Black History: March 2, 1867

Howard University is established in Washington, D.C.
03/02/2020

People Are Complaining That Chadwick Boseman Is 'Too Dark' to Play Thurgood Marshall

Twitter is ranting.
06/27/2017
Thurgood Marshall

This Day in Black History: Oct. 2, 1967

Thurgood Marshall sworn in as U.S. Supreme Court justice.
10/02/2014

This Day in Black History: Aug. 30, 1967

Thurgood Marshall confirmed as Supreme Court justice.
08/30/2014

This Day in Black History: July 13, 1965

Thurgood Marshall becomes first Black Solicitor General.
07/13/2014
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) - The court ruled that "separate schools are inherently unequal" and banned segregation in public schools.  The decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.In this image, a Black student recites his lesson surrounded by white fellows and others Black students on May 21, 1954, at Washington's Saint-Dominique school, where for the first time the Brown v. Board of Education decision was applied. (Photo: STAFF/AFP/Getty Images)

This Day in Black History: May 17, 1954

Brown v. Board of Education is decided.
05/17/2014