Thurgood Marshall became the first Black person confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice on this day in 1967 where he served for 24 years. Thurgood Marshall was the leading architect of the strategy that ended state-sponsored segregation. Thurgood Marshall’s visionary legal work at the Legal Defense Fund was an unrivaled contribution to the Civil Rights Movement and helped change the arc of American history forever. His tremendous legacy lives on in the pursuit of racial justice. | The Legal Defense

33K views · 423 reactions | In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to be sworn in as a Supreme Court justice. #todayinhistory He would later return to his alma mater Howard University to remind students that the struggle for equality was not over. | NPR | Facebook