Thurgood Marshall: What to know about the Supreme Court justice, civil rights icon
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Thurgood Marshall, the great-grandson of slaves, became the first Black Supreme Court Justice in 1967, but his fight for civil rights started long before he ascended to the highest court.
As a punishment for a prank he pulled in high school, Marshall's principal made him read the Constitution, which he was immediately captivated by. After graduating from Lincoln University, a historically black college, he was turned down from the University of Maryland School of Law due to his race, so he attended Howard University School of Law and graduated first in his class.More Related News