Thurgood Marshall was the first black man ever to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Marshall was one the finest and most recognized civil rights leaders of the 20th century. Marshall had a lot of liberal views that brought much controversy upon him. Marshall did what he thought would make for a better country and most certainly a more civil and obedient America. Although he faced many challenges, he overcame them to become …showed first 75 words of 1025 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1025 total…and to the point, that is why he was so successful. His arguments were also very convincing; he was able to win twenty-nine Supreme Court Cases as an NAACP lawyer. No ordinary lawyer could have done what he did. Thurgood Marshall retired from the United States Supreme Court in 1991 due to health problems. In January 1993, he died of heart failure; he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. His second wife and two sons survived him.