First black Supreme Court Justice

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  • Lucas Paul Richert (University of London)

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Thurgood Marshall was sworn in 2 October as the first black U.S. Supreme Court justice.

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Richert, Lucas Paul. "First black Supreme Court Justice". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2008
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5675, accessed 19 June 2013.]


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