Thurgood Marshall: First African American to Serve on Supreme Court
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.
His original name was Thoroughgood but he shortened it to Thurgood in second grade, which really wasn’t much of a better name really was it.
His original name was Thoroughgood but he shortened it to Thurgood in second grade, which really wasn’t much of a better name really was it.
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