He was the Supreme Court's first African-American justice. Before his judicial service, he was an attorney who fought for civil rights, leading the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. …

3 days ago · Thurgood Marshall was a lawyer, civil rights activist, and the first African American justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, serving from 1967 to 1991.

Thurgood Marshall was a civil rights rights lawyer and the nation's first Black United States Supreme Court justice.

Aug 29, 2025 · In this installment of Rooted Remembers from GBH, Paris Alston goes through the archives to highlight the life and accomplishments of late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

Jan 24, 1993 · Thurgood Marshall was a lawyer and civil rights activist who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from October 1967 until October 1991.

Sep 18, 2023 · Thurgood Marshall was a member of the Supreme Court until retiring in 1991, serving on the Court for 25 Terms. He began when the Warren Court was at its peak, and gradually his opinions …

Jan 24, 1993 · Thurgood Marshall had a fresh, passionate voice and became a champion of civil rights, both on the bench and through almost 30 Supreme Court victories before his appointment, during …

Thurgood Marshall died in 1993, leaving behind a legacy that earned him the nickname "Mr. Civil Rights." Before his funeral, his flag-draped casket was laid in state in the Great Hall of the Supreme …

Autherine Lucy and her lawyers, Thurgood Marshall, Arthur Shores, and Constance Baker Motley, walking past the federal courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, on the day a federal judge ordered her …

Sep 8, 2025 · "Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect," explores the life and legacy of Thurgood Marshall, the visionary lawyer and civil rights leader who became the first Black justice on …