Multiple choice

Who was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court? 

  1. Sandra Day O'Connor

  2. Harry S. Truman

  3. Clarence Thomas

  4. Thurgood Marshall

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Thurgood Marshall, who previously argued the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967. Sandra Day O'Connor was the first female justice, and Clarence Thomas was the second African American justice.