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oct 2, 1967 - Thurgood Marshall sworn in as first black Supreme Court justice

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Marshall's swearing in gave way to new forms of writing by black Americans. They wrote about how they were slowly making progress in fighting racial segregation, but needed to still continue their efforts.

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oct 2, 1967
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~ 58 years ago