Thurgood Marshall was a prominent figure in Black history as he was the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Born in 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland, Marshall grew up in a time of racial segregation and discrimination. He became a lawyer and dedicated his life to fighting for civil rights and equality.

Marshall was known for his work as a lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, where he successfully argued several landmark cases before the Supreme Court, including Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, which declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

In 1967, Marshall was appointed as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and in 1967, he was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. Marshall served on the Court for 24 years, advocating for civil rights, social justice, and equality under the law.

His legacy as a trailblazer for civil rights and as the first African American Supreme Court justice has made him an iconic figure in Black history and American history.