Question

Which civil rights leader became the first black Supreme Court justice?

a. Martin Luther King, Jr.
b. Ralph Abernathy
c. Charles Houston
d. Thurgood Marshall

Answer 1

D Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. He was also one of the most effective Civil Rights crusaders of the 20th Century.

Answer 2

Thurgood Marshall was a civil rights leader that became the first African American to serve in the Supreme Court.