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Thurgood's birth
Thurgood Edward Marshall was born on February 6th, 1908, in Baltimore, MD. -
Thurgood's High School graduation
Thurgood Marshall graduated with a B-average from Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida, in June, 1925
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Thurgood's 1st marrige
Thurgood and his girlfriend, Vivian Burey, (aka "Buster") get married. -
Thugood's start of college life
Thurgood Marshall began to take classes at Howard Law School in Washington, D.C in 1930.
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College Graduation
Thurgood Marshall graduated from Howard Law School in 1933. -
1st court case
Thurgood Marshall's first major case went to court in 1935. -
NAACP job
Thurgood was granted a job with NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) in 1936.
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Part of LDF
In 1940, Thurgood Marshall became part of LDF (Legal Defense and educational Fund) by being given the job of "Director-Counsel".
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Depressing news
In 1954, Thurgood Marshall was told that his beloved wife Buster, was dying of lung cancer. -
Buster's Death
In February of 1955, Buster died of Lung Cancer. -
Re-marrige
Thurgood Marshall re-married to a woman named Cecilia in late 1955. -
Full Family
By 1958, Thurgood Marshall and Cecilia had 2 sons - Thurgood Jr. & John.
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Going big
Thurgood Marshall became the U.S Solicitor General. -
Nomination
Thurgood Marshall was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Lyndon B. Johnson on March 6th, 1967. -
Making History
Later in 1967, Thurgood Marshall made history by becoming the first Arican-American to serve on the U.S Supreme Court. He was sowrn in and accepted that day.
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Starting major work
Thurgood Marshall begins serving at the Supreme Court. -
Retirement
In October, 1991, Thurgood Marshall retired from the U.S Supreme Court. -
Death of a Judge
On January 24th, 1993, Supreme Court judge Thurgood Marshall died at the age of 84. Although he has passed, we will always remember how he changed our Country.
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