Thurgood Marshall recognized in Black Heritage stamp

 

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was honored with a commemorative stamp by the U.S. Postal Service. The first day of issue ceremony was held Jan. 7 at the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building in Washington, D.C.

 

Justice Marshall served in the Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991. He was that court's first African-American justice. In the 1940s and 50s, he was a renowned civil rights lawyer, and his team won the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education, which struck down segregation in public schools.

 

He was a longtime resident of Lake Barcroft. He died in 1993. His wife Cecilia, attended last month's ceremony. Speaking at the ceremony, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist said, "Honoring his memory with issuance of a commemorative stamp is a fitting tribute to a man who left an indelible mark upon the law of his country."