Primary Source Thurgood Marshall Was My Mentor. He’d Be Furious with the Court Today. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. The Supreme Court justice ...

Thurgood Marshall was born in 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland, during a period when racial segregation and discrimination were deeply entrenched in American society.

Growing up in Baltimore, Marshall experienced racial segregation policies buttressed by the 1896 Supreme Court ruling Plessy v.

Thurgood Marshall, civil rights activist and NAACP chief counsel, was confirmed as the first Black Supreme Court justice on this day in history, August 30, 1967.

Explore the life of Thurgood Marshall in 'Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect,' a new PBS documentary premiering in September.

Maryland lawmakers push for Justice Thurgood Marshall's school to be designated as a National Historic Site, preserving his legacy for future generations.

Sunday marks the 115th year since Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was born in West Baltimore. Beloved Community Services Corporation, a Baltimore nonprofit, is hosting a celebration of Mars… ...

Discover the legacy of Justice Thurgood Marshall, who argued the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case and became the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court. Join us for a ...

Southeast Texas Stages presents "Thurgood and Me," a play exploring racial history and stereotypes, premiering January 17.

The widow of former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first Black man to serve on the court, died Tuesday, according to a statement from the court. She was 94. Cecilia Suyat Marsha… ...

Before he became the first African-American justice on the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall was already a powerful civil rights pioneer.