Reel History: October 2, 1967

Posted by Dave on October 2, 2012
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ON THIS DAY in 1967, lawyer and civil rights advocate Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court. His life was documented in the 2011 HBO film of the theatrical play, THURGOOD, starring Laurence Fishburne.

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