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

Credit G. Marshall Wilson/Johnson Publishing Company

 

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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.

Thurgood Marshall Jr.

Thurgood Marshall Jr.

 

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ARCHIVIST, EDUCATOR, HISTORIAN, and ARTiST
Dale Shields is a professor of theatre, director, and actor (Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and Regional).
Research Accomplishments:
The 2017 winner of The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award®, 2017 and 2015 Tony® award nominee for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, and the winner of the 2017 AUDELCO/"VIV" Special Achievement Award. In 2020 He was also awarded The Actors Fund / Encore Award

On the web, he is the archivist and historian of Iforcolor.org and Black Theatre/African American Voices [Facebook] (theatre, music, and art). He has taught classes and workshops at SUNY Potsdam, Susquehanna University, Denison University, Randolph-Macon College, Macalester College, The College of Wooster, Ohio University, Wayne State University, and the Joseph Papp Public Theatre (New York Shakespeare Festival).

Education
B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees from Ohio University.