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correction: he argued before the court, he was not a justice in 1954
'''Thurgood Marshall''' (July 2, 1908 - January 24, 1993) was a [[United States Supreme Court]] Justice from 1967 until his retirement in 1991. As a justice, he took part in the ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'' case that desegregated American Public Schools. Born in Baltimore, Maryland as ''Thoroughgood Marshall'', he shortened it to '''Thurgood''' while in elementary school.
'''Thurgood Marshall''' (July 2, 1908 - January 24, 1993) was a [[United States Supreme Court]] Justice from 1967 until his retirement in 1991. As a lawyer, he took part in the ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'' case that desegregated American Public Schools. Born in Baltimore, Maryland as ''Thoroughgood Marshall'', he shortened it to '''Thurgood''' while in elementary school.
== Career as a Lawyer ==
== Career as a Lawyer ==