Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall Coffee Mug

National Archives Store Exclusive 15 oz. Ceramic Microwave and dishwasher safe Product Description Learn More Our 15 ounce mug celebrating Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall, is a National Archives Store exclusive. With its wraparound design and cool graphic, it makes a great receptacle for your morning cuppa.  On June 13, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to be the first African American justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. After graduating from Howard University Law School in 1933, Marshall worked in private practice in his home town, Baltimore. In one of his early cases, he represented the local chapter of the NAACP in a suit challenging the University of Maryland Law School’s segregation policy. Marshall himself had been a victim of that policy, when he applied to the program and was turned down because he was Black. After winning the case, Marshall joined the NAACP national staff in New York in 1936. For the n