America's First Black Supreme Court Justice Was Sworn In 46 Years Ago Today

The first African-American Supreme Court Justice was sworn in 46 years ago on Wednesday.  Nominated by President Johnson in 1967, Thurgood Marshall was instrumental in ending legal segregation as a civil rights lawyer. In the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, Marshall successfully challenged the doctrine of "separate but equal" arguing that segregated educational facilties are unequal and therefore a violation of the 14th Amendment.  "Today's Constitution is a realistic ...