Thurgood Marshall Personal Timeline

By: Sarah Kroth |

1908-	Born July 2nd in Baltimore, MD
1926-	Enters Lincoln University
1929-	Marries Vivian “Buster” Burrey
1930-	Graduates from Lincoln, enters Howard University
1933-	Graduates from Howard
1935-	Wins Murray v. Pearson, against University of Maryland
1936-	Joins NAACP
1938-	Becomes NAACP chief legal officer
1940-	Wins first Supreme Court Case, Chambers v. Florida
1944-	Wins Smith v Allwright; a major win for black voters
1948-	Father dies February 25th.
1951-	Goes to Korea to investigate Army Segregation
1952-	Brown v. Board begins proceedings
1954-	Wins Brown v. Board
1955-	Buster dies, marries Cecelia “Cissy” Stuyat
1956-	Thurgood, Jr. born, ends Montgomery Bus Boycott
1960-	Writes Kenyan Constitution
1961-	Appointed to the Court of Appeals by JFK, mother dies
1965-	Appointed Solicitor General by LBJ
1967-	Appointed to the Supreme Court, sworn in August 30th
1970-	severe case of pneumonia
1979-	Backlash against Marshall is at its height
1980-	Regan is elected, a major personal blow to Marshall
1991-	Retires from Supreme Court
1992-	Receives Liberty Medal
1993-	Dies January 24th of the heart failures in Bethesda, MD., Posthumously awarded Presidential Medal Freedom