Thurgood Marshall

CTL-E-1525 · Person · other · 1930s-1990s

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Civil-rights lawyer; first director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; lead counsel in Brown v. Board of Education; first Black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1967-1991).

The record

Also known as: Thoroughgood Marshall

Relationships

Brown v. Board of Education decided (1954) — related to
Marshall was lead counsel in the cases decided as Brown v. Board of Education on May 17, 1954.
Charles H. Houston — related to
Marshall was mentored by Charles Hamilton Houston at Howard Law; they worked together at the NAACP, including on Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada.
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund — affiliated with
Marshall became the first director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund when it was established in 1940.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) — affiliated with
Marshall joined the NAACP's national legal staff in 1936 and served as special counsel from 1939.
Thurgood Marshall appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court (1967) — related to
The Senate confirmed Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 30, 1967, making him the first Black justice.
Walter F. White — related to
Marshall served on the NAACP legal staff under White's executive leadership from 1936.

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Howard University — has alumnus → this record
Roy Wilkins — related to → this record
Walter F. White — related to → this record

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