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Thurgood Marshall Leaving Supreme Court

Thurgood Marshall, Chief Counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and his wife, leave the Supreme Court today after the high court's ruling ordering the Little Rock School Board to proceed with integration at Central High School. (Mrs. Marshall has eyes closed)

Washington, DC, USA — Original caption: 9/12/58-Washington: Thurgood Marshall, Chief Counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and his wife, leave the Supreme Court today after the high court’s ruling ordering the Little Rock School Board to proceed with integration at Central High School. (Mrs. Marshall has eyes closed)

Thurgood Marshall Leaving Supreme Court