30 August 1967 Posted on August 29, 2014 by Staff Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice to join the Supreme Court of the United States. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them." Aldous Huxley — Click here for more from Aldous Huxley Related posts: 21 August 1959 2 October 1967 20 October 1967 17 December 1967 24 April 1967 17 December 1967 5 June 1967 3 September 1967 2 October 1967 24 April 1967