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1967

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Thurgood Marshall joins the Supreme Court

Marshall becomes the first Black Supreme Court justice.

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October 2, 1967
Thurgood Marshall joins the Supreme Court
Marshall becomes the first Black Supreme Court justice.
November 7, 1967
Carl Stokes, first Black mayor of a major city
Stokes is elected mayor of Cleveland.

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