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Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African-American Supreme Court Justice...
Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African-American Supreme Court Justice...
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June 13, 1967
THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, June 13, 1967
* Thurgood Marshall appointed by the president
* 1st African American Supreme Court Justice
* Interracial marriage ban ends - Supreme Court
The front page has a banner headline: "LBJ Names 1st Negro to High Court" with photo. (see) Thurgood Marshall, the great-grandson of a slave, was the first African-American Justice on the Supreme Court (see hyperlink for more).
Page 12 has a banner headline: "Court Has Busy Day: Barring 'Bugs', Marriage Laws" First report coverage on the Supreme Court decision making interracial marriage fully legal in the United States.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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