aug 30, 1967 - Thurgood Marshall appointed to US Supreme Court
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On this day Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the US Supreme Court. He first served as a attorney for the NAACP and is famously known for winning the Brown vs. Board of Education case. His appointment to the Supreme Court made him the first African American to ever serve the role.
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