President Lyndon B. Johnson appoints Thurgood Marshall as Supreme Court Justice in Washington, D.C.

The transcript discusses the nomination of Mr. Good Marshall to the Supreme Court, highlighting the vacancy created by Justice Tom C Clark's resignation. It emphasizes the historical significance of Marshall's nomination as the first black Supreme Court Justice, who is the great-grandson of a slave.

What was significant about Mr. Good Marshall's background?

What relation did Mr. Good Marshall have to a slave?