Thurgood Marshall - Civil Rights Advocate

Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was the first African-American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Before he took his seat on the high court, however, Justice Marshall was a leading civil-rights attorney who successfully argued many famous cases, including the school-desegregation case of Brown v Board of Education of Topeka.

This clip - which includes historical footage - provides a glimpse into Justice Marshall's life, and early achievements, before he was sworn-in as Associate Justice on October 2, 1967.