110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 381 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Whereas Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore, Mary-
land, on July 2, 1908, the grandson of a slave; 
Whereas Thurgood Marshall developed an interest in the 
Constitution and the rule of law in his youth; 
Whereas Thurgood Marshall graduated from Lincoln Univer-
sity in Pennsylvania with honors in 1930, but was
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denied acceptance at the all-white University of Maryland 
Law School because he was African-American; 
Whereas Thurgood Marshall attended law school at Howard 
University, the country’s most prominent black univer-
sity, and graduated first in his class in 1933; 
Whereas Thurgood Marshall served as the legal director of 
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored 
People (NAACP) from 1940 to 1961; 
Whereas Thurgood Marshall argued 32 cases before the Su-
preme Court of the United States, beginning with the 
case of Chambers v. Florida in 1940, and won 29 of 
them, earning more victories in the Supreme Court than 
any other individual; 
Whereas, as Chief Counsel of the NAACP, Thurgood Mar-
shall fought to abolish segregation in schools and chal-
lenged laws that discriminated against African-Ameri-
cans; 
Whereas Thurgood Marshall argued Brown v. Board of Edu-
cation before the Supreme Court in 1954, which resulted 
in the famous decision declaring racial segregation in 
public schools unconstitutional, overturning the 1896 de-
cision in Plessy v. Ferguson; 
Whereas Thurgood Marshall was nominated to the United 
States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit by Presi-
dent John F. Kennedy in 1961, and was confirmed by 
the United States Senate in spite of heavy opposition 
from many Southern Senators; 
Whereas Thurgood Marshall served on the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1961 to 
1965, during which time he wrote 112 opinions, none of 
which were overturned on appeal;
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Whereas Thurgood Marshall was nominated as Solicitor Gen-
eral of the United States by President Lyndon Johnson, 
and served as the first African-American Solicitor Gen-
eral from 1965 to 1967; 
Whereas Thurgood Marshall was nominated as an Associate 
Justice of the Supreme Court by President Johnson in 
1967, and served as the first African-American member 
of the Supreme Court; 
Whereas Thurgood Marshall sought to protect the rights of 
all Americans during his 24 years as a justice on the Su-
preme Court; 
Whereas Thurgood Marshall was honored with the Liberty 
Medal in 1992, in recognition of his long history of pro-
tecting the rights of women, children, prisoners, and the 
homeless; and 
Whereas Thurgood Marshall died on January 24, 1993, at 
the age of 84: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) honors the dedication and achievements of 
Thurgood Marshall; 
(2) recognizes the contributions of Thurgood 
Marshall to the struggle for equal rights and justice 
in the United States; and
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(3) celebrates the lifetime achievements of 
Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his 
birth. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 381 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Honoring and recognizing the dedication and 
achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th 
anniversary of his birth.