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Thurgood Marshall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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List of African-American firsts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
African Americans are a demographic minority in the United States. The first achievements by African Americans in various fields historically establish a foothold, providing a precedent for more wid...
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Fred was the first Japanese-American to work at Pole (Fred Mayeda). Fred passed away in 1964, but his son Stan graciously sent me a fine collection of his Pole photos. Here's a full page of them!
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On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice. Long before President Lyndon Johnson appointed him the first African-American Supreme Court justice, ... Letter, Benedict Arnold to George Washington, Pleading Mercy for his Wife, September 25, 1780. Words and Deeds in American History:
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President Kennedy appointed him to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1961. ... Marshall made history again in 1967, when he was sworn in as the first African-American justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. His 24-year tenure was marked by his commitment to defending constitutional rights and affirmative action...
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Jefferson, the first African American to serve on the Texas Supreme Court, was appointed to the court in 2001 by Perry, and he won election the following year. When Perry appointed him to the court, Jefferson already had won two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, within 10 years of graduating from UT Law.
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It was not the first such compromise. Even these ringing phrases from the Declaration of Independence ... They could not have imagined, nor would they have accepted, that the document they were drafting would one day be construed by a Supreme Court to which had been appointed a woman and the descendent of an African slave.
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