13 June, 2011

June 13, 1967

President Lyndon Johnson (D-USA) nominates Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court. Marshall becomes the first black justice for the Supreme Court in October. Marshall was known for his persuasive arguments (as an attorney before the Court) in Brown v. Board of Education, and was known as a broad supporter of civil rights.

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