1954 — Thurgood Marshall Delivers Final Argument in Brown v. Board Rehearing

On May 8, 1954, Thurgood Marshall delivered his final argument before the Supreme Court in the rehearing of Brown v. Board of Education. Days later, the Court would issue its landmark decision outlawing school segregation. Marshall’s brilliance in assembling historical data, psychological studies, and constitutional law helped dismantle the \”separate but equal\” doctrine. His leadership in this case changed the course of American education and civil rights law forever, making May 8 a significant date in the fight for equal schooling.