Question

in 1967, who became the first african american supreme court justice in american history?

clarence thomas
a. philip randolph
thurgood marshall

Explanation:

⚡ Using what you learned: core goals of the civil rights movement

Step 1: Identify the historical milestone

In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated the first African American to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Step 2: Evaluate the options

• Clarence Thomas: Appointed to the Supreme Court much later, in 1991, succeeding Thurgood Marshall.
• A. Philip Randolph: A prominent civil rights activist and labor leader who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and the 1963 March on Washington, but he was not a jurist.
• Thurgood Marshall: A legendary civil rights lawyer who successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education (1954) before the Supreme Court, and was subsequently appointed to the Court in 1967.

Answer:

Thurgood Marshall