Lesson 19: How Has the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment Changed the Constitution?

Biographies

Marshall, Thurgood (1908-1993) Justice of the Supreme Court, appointed in 1967 by President Johnson. Great-grandson of slaves, he became involved in the civil rights movement. As counsel for the NAACP, he successfully pleaded the case of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. First African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Warren, Earl (1891-1974) Chief justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969. Appointed by President Eisenhower. Was attorney general and governor of California. In 1954, he announced the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education.