Black Heritage Series- Thurgood Marshall

Black Heritage Series- Thurgood Marshall

Marshall Thurgood
United States
African American
Civil Rights
Lawyer
Judge

THURGOOD MARSHALL,1908-1993, was a legal luminary and one of the greatest lawyers of all time. He and his legal team prevailed in the landmark U.S. Supreme court case, Brown versus Board of Education of Topeka that struck down segregation in public schools. Marshall was the first African-American justice on the Supreme Court, where he served for 24 years defending constitutional rights and affirmative action. This postage was issued January 7, 2003 in commemoration of his life and legacy.

United States of America

Esper G. Hayes, PhD.

Beatrice Cox

Akin Ogundiran, PhD., Chairperson of Africana Studies Department, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Shontea L. Smith, Graduate Assistant, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

11 June 2012

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Atkins Library, Digital Scholarship Lab

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