[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 157 (Monday, October 2, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE LIFE OF THURGOOD MARSHALL

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                       HON. NANETTE DIAZ BARRAGAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 2, 2017

  Ms. BARRAGAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to include in the Record the 
following Proclamation to commemorate the extraordinary life of 
Thurgood Marshall and declare October 2, 2017 to be Thurgood Marshall 
Day in California's 44th Congressional District:

  Whereas in 1940 while an attorney for the National Association for 
the Advancement of Colored People, Thurgood Marshall won the case of 
The State of Connecticut v. Joseph Spell, which helped lay the 
groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement to come; and
  Whereas Thurgood Marshall was the Chief Counsel in the case of Brown 
v. Board of Education in 1954, the landmark Supreme Court decision that 
declared state laws establishing segregated public schools to be 
unconstitutional; and
  Whereas the Honorable Thurgood Marshall, on October 2, 1967, became 
the first African-American appointed to serve on the Supreme Court of 
the United States of America; and
  Whereas date of October 2, 2017, marks the 50th anniversary of this 
historic achievement; and
  Whereas the legacy of Thurgood Marshall continues to serve as an 
example and inspiration to both individuals and groups that continue to 
fight for justice and equality for all throughout the United States of 
America: and Now therefore
  I declare and hereby recognize October 2, 2017 to be Thurgood 
Marshall Day in the 44th Congressional District of California.

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