Thurgood Marshall
/ˌθɜːɡʊd ˈmɑːʃl/
/ˌθɜːrɡʊd ˈmɑːrʃl/
- (1908-93) the first African American judge of the US Supreme Court (1967-91). He is remembered especially for winning the 1954 case before the Supreme Court which ended segregation in public schools. He was later US Solicitor General (1965-7).