Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first Black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by Chief Justice Earl Warren.
At a Glance
- Date
- 2 October 1967
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
- Key people
- Thurgood Marshall, Earl Warren, Lyndon B. Johnson
- Category
- Law & Justice
- Source
- U.S. Supreme Court records, October 2, 1967 · U.S. Supreme Court
What It Meant Then
It placed the architect of Brown v. Board on the nation's highest court.
What It Means Now
Marshall's 24-year tenure shaped jurisprudence on civil rights, due process, and equality.
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