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Widow of Thurgood Marshall, civil rights activist dies at 94
The Hill via AOL· 2 years agoThe widow of former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first Black man to serve on the...
Civil rights experts say replacing Roger Taney statue with Thurgood Marshall's is overdue
Yahoo News· 2 years agoLast week, Congress passed legislation to remove from the Capitol the bust of Supreme Court Chief...
Baltimore's Upton neighborhood looks to future while remembering rich history as civil rights hub
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBALTIMORE - There is a story in West Baltimore in the Upton neighborhood. These blocks are rich in...
Justice Thurgood Marshall's wife 'Cissy' Marshall dies at 94
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCecilia “Cissy” Suyat Marshall, the wife of the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall who...
There’s more to Thurgood Marshall’s old neighborhood than just his school
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAs contractors completed the painstaking restoration of the public school attended by former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in West Baltimore, it’s time to consider the historic neighborhood ...
Everything you know about Brown v. Board of Education is wrong
theGrio via AOL· 4 months agoOPINION: After 70 years, enough time has passed to learn the unwhitewashed history of the Supreme...
Wright State, Dayton Public partnership to give students chance at free tuition
Dayton Daily News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDec. 18—Thurgood Marshall and Belmont High School students may be eligible for full-tuition scholarships and college-level coaching and support at Wright State University under a new agreement ...
He crushed the bar exam, but the legal profession remains disproportionately White
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMatthew Graham owes his new career path to his fraternity brothers and Thurgood Marshall, the late...
Why the Court’s Civil Rights Hero Might Have Opposed Affirmative Action
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDuring a period of intense debate over affirmative action in 1987, Thurgood Marshall, the nation’s first Black Supreme Court justice, was called upon to defend one of his judicial heroes, John ...
Trailblazing Austin Judge Harriet Murphy, friend of MLK and Thurgood Marshall, has died
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 8 months agoJudge Harriet Mitchell Murphy, the first Black woman permanently appointed to a judgeship in Texas,...
