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President Lyndon B. Johnson appoints Thurgood Marshall as Supreme Court Justice in Washington, D.C.
President Lyndon B. Johnson appoints Thurgood Marshall as Supreme Court Justice in Washington, D.C.
Biography
Thurgood Marshall- Mini Biography
Thurgood Marshall, civil rights leader, lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, is the subject of a very brief video overview of his life and major accomplishments.
Crash Course
Civil Rights and the 1950s
Take a closer look at "one of the most important periods of American social history: the 1950s," as well as the type of society that the civil rights movement would endeavor to change. This engaging video begins by detailing the era of...
National Cable Satellite Corporation
C Span: America and the Courts
This is a collection of videos from C-SPAN's series American Courts. They include discussions by many of past and present Supreme Court Justices. Includes a clip from an interview with Justice Scalia concerning his portrait which would...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Simple Justice 5: Marshall's Closing Statement
This segment from American Experience: "Simple Justice" reenacts Thurgood Marshall's closing statement in Brown v. Board of Education. [5:26]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Thurgood Marshall and "Brown v. Board of Ed."
A short site from NPR that showcases Marshall on the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Hear the entire segment from NPR's Morning Edition, hear audio clips from interviews, and see photos of Marshall. Site also includes...