On this date in 1965, Thurgood Marshall was appointed as the first Black solicitor general of the United States. He served as Solicitor General under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Marshall was an important figure in American history, known for his work as a civil rights lawyer and his groundbreaking role as the first African American Supreme Court justice, a position he would later take up in 1967. Before becoming Solicitor General, he had a significant legal career, including arguing landmark cases such as Brown v. Board of Education before the U.S. Supreme Court, which led to the desegregation of public schools.
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