Lyndon B. Johnson · 1963-1969 term
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.
Latest reviewed action recorded: Aug 30, 1967
Record Note
Approved mission-aligned Promise Tracker import. Focused on courts, civil-rights jurisprudence, and historical Black representation in national institutions. Sources are tracked separately in a manual manifest.
Original Promise
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.
Action Timeline
Actions document what the federal government did. Outcomes below describe what changed, and each source list shows where the public record comes from.
Jun 13, 1967
Johnson nominates Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court
Johnson selected Thurgood Marshall for the Supreme Court, making good on a major civil-rights-era judicial appointment with direct Black institutional significance.
Aug 30, 1967
Senate confirms Thurgood Marshall
The Senate confirmed Marshall, allowing him to become the first Black justice to serve on the Supreme Court.
Outcomes
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Legal Outcome
Johnson delivered the appointment by nominating and securing confirmation of Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court.
Measured or documented impact: The Court's membership changed through Marshall's confirmation, making him the first Black justice and adding a major civil-rights figure to the Court.
Black community impact: This mattered directly to Black communities because Marshall's appointment had both representational significance and long-term implications for civil-rights jurisprudence and constitutional equality.
Evidence strength: Strong
Linked sources: 0
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