| July 2, 1908 | Thurgood Marshall is born | Thurgood Marshall was born in Maryland. His dad worked at a club and him mother was a teacher. |
| 1920 | Thurgood's home life | Thurgood remembered that when he was young, he and his father would debate local court cases at dinner. This prepared him for his goals in life. |
| 1930 | Thurgood graduates from college | Thurgood graduated magna cum laude from Lincoln University. |
| 1934 | Thurgood graduates from law school | After college, Thurgood attended law school at Howard University. When he graduated he began practicing law in Maryland and working with the NAACP. |
| 1943 | The integration of the schools | Thurgood worked to get the schools in New York integrated so that African Americans and whites could go to the same schools. |
| 1946 | Thurgood is awarded a medal | The NAACP awarded Thurgood with the Spingarn Award for his service. |
| 1951 | A trip to Korea to examine the troops | Thurgood was sent to Korea to inspect the US troops there. He was to determine whether or not there was racism being practiced in the military. |
| 1954 | He makes segregation illegal in the US | Thurgood won the court case that made segregation of whites and blacks illegal. |
| 1956 | The end of the Birmingham bus boycott | Thurgood helped end the famous bus boycott in Birmingham, AL. |
| 1957 | Thurgood opens his own law firm | Thurgood opened his own non-profit law firm to try NAACP cases. It was separate from the NAACP. |
| 1961 | An appointment to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals | Thurgood was appointed to the circuit court by President John F. Kennedy after the president was impressed with Thurgood's work. |
| 1967 | He becomes a supreme court justice | After working as the US Solicitor General, Thurgood became a Supreme Court Justice. |
| 1991 | He retires from the Supreme Court | After 24 years of service, Thurgood retired from the Supreme Court. |
| 1992 | Thurgood is awarded again | Thurgood was awarded the Liberty Medal to thank him for his many years of protecting people's rights. |
| 1993 | Thurgood Marshall dies | Thurgood died at the age of 84 in Maryland. He worked tirelessly for the rights of all Americans, and he will always be remembered for his diligence in human rights. |
