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Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall was not only a Supreme Court Justice, but also worked as an advocate for equal rights for the NAACP.

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Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall is most known for serving as the first black United States Supreme Court Justice, but prior to his career on the bench he successfully argued civil rights cases on behalf of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

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Quotes from Thurgood Marshall, the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice and a civil rights attorney.

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