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Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland as a grandson to a slave (www.softschools.com).
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Thurgood Marshall studied at Frederick Douglass High School and was one of the excelling students in his class. He was so good he graduated a year ahead of his peers. (http://www.the famouspeople.com)
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Thurgood married young to Vivian Buster. This huge step made him take his studies more seriously. (http://www.thefamouspeople).
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Thurgood wanted to attend the Maryland School of Law, but because of their segregation policies, he attended Howard University and graduated with a top rank in class. (http://www.thefamouspeople.com)
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Marshall set up a private practice in Baltimore and started to work with the NAACP. (http://www.thefamouspeople.com)
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He won his first U.S. Supreme Court ‘Chambers v. Florida’ case at the age of 32 and was appointed the Chief Counsel for the NAACP the same year. He fought many cases and won most of them including the ‘Smith v. Allwright’ case in 1944 and the ‘Shelly v. Kraemer’ case in 1948.(http://chnm.gmu.edu)
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He travelled to South Korea and Japan to examine charges of racism in the U.S. Armed Forces. (http://www.thefamouspeople)
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After his first wife’s death, he married Cecilia Suyat and they have two children together (http://www.thefamouspeople.com)
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He became the president-director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., an independent firm from the NAACP (http://www.thefamouspeople.com))
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Thurgood Marshall was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He remained in this court for the next four years, until President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him to become the first African-American to hold the office of United States Solicitor General.(http://www.thefamouspeople.com)
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He was nominated to the Supreme Court after the retirement of Tom C. Clark by President Lyndon B. Johnson. (www.softschools.com)
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Thurgood Marshall confirmed his place as the Associate Justice on August 30th the same year, becoming the first African-American to hold this office.(http://www.thefamouspeople.com)
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He retired from the Supreme Court in 1991 then was replaced by Clarence Thomas, who was nominated by the-then President George H.W. Bush.(http://www.thefamouspeople.com)
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He received the U.S. Senator John Heinz Award for ‘Greatest Public Service by an Elected or Appointed Official’ (http://www.famouspeople)
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He passed away due to heart failure in Maryland at the age of 84 (http://chnm.gmu.edu)
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The one-man play ‘Thurgood’ was written by George Stevens, Jr. (http://www.thefamouspeople.com)
