Promise
Appoint Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court
Johnson nominated and secured confirmation of Thurgood Marshall, creating a major Supreme Court appointment with direct Black civil-rights significance.
President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Status
Delivered
Topic
Courts / Civil Rights / Representation
Actions
2
Outcomes
1
Impact Context
Documented outcome directions: Positive.
Promise Text
Johnson committed to appointing judges who would enforce constitutional equality and in 1967 nominated Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court, making the appointment itself a clear public civil-rights commitment.
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