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About Thurgood Marshall
About Him
Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and, actually, its first African-American justice.
His Highlights
Marshall becomes the first African American named to U.S. Supreme Court (1967–1991). He had 29 Supreme Court victories!
His Personal Life
He was married twice and he had two sons.
Legacy
The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico instituted in 1993 the Thurgood Marshall Award (annual), given to the top student in civil rights at each of Puerto Rico's four law schools.
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Famous quotes by Thurgood Marshall
If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his house, what books he may read or what films he may watch.Thurgood Marshall
None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots.Thurgood Marshall
Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds.Thurgood Marshall
Sometimes history takes things into its own hands.Thurgood Marshall
Today's Constitution is a realistic document of freedom only because of several corrective amendments. Those amendments speak to a sense of decency and fairness that I and other Blacks cherish.Thurgood Marshall
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Thurgood Marshall's Popularity
Thurgood Marshall was a famous American jurist, who was born on July 2, 1908. As a person born on this date, Thurgood Marshall is listed in our database as the 3rd most popular celebrity for the day (July 2) and the 5th most popular for the year (1908).
People born on July 2 fall under the Zodiac sign of Cancer, the Crab. Thurgood Marshall is the 181st most popular Cancer.
Aside from information specific to Thurgood Marshall's birthday, Thurgood Marshall is the 1484th most famous American.
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