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Thurgood Marshall, born July 2, 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States - died January 24, 1993 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States is an African-American lawyer and Supreme Court justice.

United States Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshallbuilt a distinguished career fighting for the cause of civil rights and equal opportunity.

Ebony dubbed Marshall "the most important Black man of this century--a man who rose higher than any Black person before him and who has had more effect on Black lives than any other person, Black or White." The first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court, Marshall stood alone as the Supreme Court's liberal conscience toward the end of his career, the last impassioned spokesman for a left-wing view on such causes as affirmative action, abolishment of the death penalty, and due process.

His retirement in 1991 left the Court in the hands of more conservative justices.

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