1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Thurgood Marshall was not just a brilliant lawyer. He was one of the most important figures in the history of civil rights in the United States. In this episode of Compact Biographies, Maeve Cartwright follows Marshall’s journey from segregated Baltimore to the Supreme Court, exploring his early life, his legal battles against racial segregation, his role in Brown v. Board of Education, and the legacy he left behind as the first Black justice on America’s highest court. It is the story of a man who used the law to challenge injustice and change a nation. Visit our website:&amp;nbsp;Compact Biographies Find us on our social media sites: Facebook Instagram Pinterest Youtube Please also consider supporting the show by buying us a coffee - head on over to&amp;nbsp;compacthistories.com/biographiescoffee&amp;nbsp;to see how. #ThurgoodMarshall, #CivilRights, #SupremeCourt, #BrownvBoardOfEducation, #BlackHistory, #AmericanHistory, #LegalHistory, #CompactBiographies Compact Biographies http://www.compactbiographies.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40802330/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/200627040