Thurgood Marshall: Revolutionizing the Concept of Precedence in the Supreme Court

Thurgood graduated from Howard in 1933, first in his class. Marshall’s marriage lasted until Vivien died of Cancer in 1955. Marshall Married Cecilia Suyat that same year, and they stayed together until Thurgood died in 1993.

Cecilia and Thurgood Marshall

Cecilia and Thurgood Marshall

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Cecilia Marshall, John W. Marshall, Justice Thurgood Marshall and Thurgood Marshall, Jr. (Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage)

THURGOOD MARSHALL

They had two sons together, the first being Thurgood Marshall Jr. who was a top aide to Bill Clinton, and John W. Marshall, who was the United States Marshals Service Director, and Virginia Secretary of Public Safety.

Washington, D.C. – Thurgood Marshall, first Negro to become U.S. Solicitor General, sworn in by President Johnson. Marshall introduces President Johnson to Mrs. Marshall and their sons Thurgood, Jr., 9 and John, 7 after taking his oath in a White House ceremony. Center background is Paul Bender, Assistant to the Solicitor General.

Thurgood Marshall Jr.

Thurgood Marshall Jr.

John W. Marshall

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 23: (L-R) Thurgood Marshall jr, Cecilia Marshall, and John Marshall attend the 21st Annual Urbanworld Film Festival at AMC Empire 25 theater on September 23, 2017, in New York City. (Photo by J. Countess/WireImage)

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ARCHIVIST, EDUCATOR, HISTORIAN, and ARTiST
Dale Ricardo Shields is a 2017 winner of The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award®, 2017 and 2015 Tony® award nominee for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, the 2017 AUDELCO/"VIV" Special Achievement Award, 2020, 2021, and 2022 ENCORE AWARD / The Actors Fund and winner of the 2022.

Recently, he won the 2022 Legend Award from his alma mater Ohio University.

He is the 2021 winner of the Paul Robeson Award, presented (jointly) by the Actors Equity Association and the Actors Equity Foundation.

Research Accomplishments:
His extensive professional credits as a Director, Stage manager, and Actor (Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and Regional) As an actor he has appeared on Saturday Night Live, Another World, Guiding Light, The Cosby Show, and the ITV television series "Special Needs" and commercials and film.

Professor Shields is a member of the Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and the American Guild of Musical Artists performance unions and an associate member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

He began his artistic academic career in New York City at Playwrights Horizon, The South Bronx Action Theatre, and Mind Builders, and then was invited to join the teaching staff at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre (New York Shakespeare Festival). He represented the United States for Theatre Young Audiences at the ASSITEJ Theatre Festival in London, England.

He has been a Professor and Visiting Artist at Ohio University, The College of Wooster, Denison University, Macalester College, Randolph- Macon College, Susquehanna University, and SUNY Potsdam.

He holds B.F.A and M.F.A, Degrees from Ohio University.

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