Thurgood Marshall Quotes


A man can make what he wants of himself if he truly believes that he must be ready for hard work and many heartbreaks.


Citations

Williams, Juan. Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary. Times Books, 1998, p. 115.

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Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall
  • Born: July 2, 1908
  • Died: January 24, 1993
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Judge

Thurgood Marshall was an American lawyer and civil rights activist who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the Court's first African-American justice. Prior to his judicial service, he successfully argued several cases before the Supreme Court, including Brown v. Board of Education.