The Honorable '''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. | The Honorable '''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. |