Black History Month: Thurgood Marshall Appointed To U.S. Supreme Court
January 28, 2020 11:44AM EST
circa 1970: Thurgood Marshall (1908 – 1993), the first African-American appointed to the Supreme Court. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, serving 1967-1991
