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Bronze memorial statue of Thurgood Marshall in Lawyers' Mall across from the Maryland State House in Annapolis, MD.

Thurgood Marshall

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Before he was a Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall argued the Brown v. Board of Education case, achieving an end to legal school segregation.

This entry was posted in Decisions that Matter, Guided by a Cause and tagged Historic Figures on February 1, 2026 by Jessica Volkening-Hayes.

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