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Thurgood Leader Thurgood Marshall is a famous African-American lawyer who fought for our civil rights. He is a hero to African Americans and may be an outlaw to others. He was born July 2, 1908 in Baltimore Maryland. His parents are William and Norma Marshall. In 1909 when Thurgood was a baby the family lived in New York, but when he was 6 years old the family moved back to Baltimore. Thurgood grew up in a segregated city. Thurgood's …showed first 75 words of 396 total…

…showed last 75 words of 396 total…U.S. Supreme Court and won the case of Smith vs Allwright. Thurgood's wife was sick. On February 11 1955 Buster died. Thurgood was still working for the NAACP and in 1946 was given the Spingarn Medal of honor. One day he got a call from the president. The president wanted Thurgood to join the court. In 1967 he became the first African-American appointed to the Supreme court. Justice Marshall retired in 1991 from his work and died January 24, 1993 at 84.