To celebrate Black History Month, InFlexWeTrust will be honoring influential members of Black history daily throughout the month. Today, we are honoring Thurgood Marshall. Marshall was the first African American justice on the Supreme Court. Before he became a judge, Marshall made a name for himself as a successful lawyer. One of his most famous cases as a lawyer was Brown vs Board of Education in which made schools separated because of race unconstitutional. Marshall worked with President Kennedy before his death and was later appointed to the Supreme Court by President Johnson in 1967. Read more about him and his life below.
IFWT Celebrates Black History Month: Honoring Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to serve as a United States Supreme Court justice. Before becoming a judge, Marshall was a lawyer who argued many cases in front of the Supreme Court including Brown v. Board of Education. Because he argued the most cases ever in front of the Supreme Court, he was nominated by President Kennedy as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Marshall was nominated as a justice by President Johnson. Read more about Thurgood Marshall below. IFWT team
