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#March10 #BlackHistoryContinues 💥Did You Know: Thurgood Marshall was an American lawyer and civil rights activist who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the Court's first African-American justice. Born: July 2, 1908, Baltimore, MD Died: January 24, 1993, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD Spouse: Cecilia Suyat Marshall (m. 1955–1993), Vivian Burey Marshall (m. 1929–1955) Children: Thurgood Marshall, Jr., John W. Marshall Education: Howard University School of Law (1933), Frederick Douglass High School (1925), More Awards: Spingarn Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom #civilrightsactivist #judge #americanlawyer #firstafricanamericanjustice #howarduniversityschooloflaw #fredrickdouglasshighschool #spingarnmedal #presidentialmedaloffreedom #blackhistory (at Gainesville, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMPg9JkjzH1xBTRXjm9JtmFBpRUqgfOUfI2YF40/?igshid=1mqa124j1w2bk