FAQ About Thurgood Marshall
What was Thurgood Marshall's role in Brown v. Board of Education?
Thurgood Marshall served as the chief attorney for the NAACP in Brown v. Board of Education. He argued that the "separate but equal" doctrine was inherently unequal, and the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in 1954 agreed with him. This pivotal case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and led to the desegregation of public schools across the nation.
