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Thurgood Marshall in his New York residence Sept. 11, 1962 after the Senate confirmation of his year-old nomination to the U.S. Circuit Court of America. On Oct. 2, 1967, he was sworn in as the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
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Thurgood Marshall in his New York residence Sept. 11, 1962 after the Senate confirmation of his year-old nomination to the U.S. Circuit Court of America. On Oct. 2, 1967, he was sworn in as the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice.