On the recordAugust 23, 1965
Thurgood Marshall is the first Negro in the history of the United States ever to become the Solicitor General.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThurgood Marshall is the first Negro in the history of the United States ever to become the Solicitor General.
Remarks at the Swearing In of Judge Thurgood Marshall as Solicitor General.
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