Who was the first black woman to the US Senate?

Answer 1

In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall as the first African-American Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. He was in office June 13, 1967 - June 28, 1991. He was preceded by Tom C. Clark; and succeeded by Clarence Thomas, a conservative African-American nominated by President George HW Bush.

Marshall, former lead counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, argued 32 cases before the Supreme Court and won 29. One of his most famous cases was Brown v. Board of Education, (1954).

Answer 2

Unfortunately, as of 2010, there have been no female African-American Supreme Court Justices.

Until fairly recently, the Supreme Court consisted primarily of white men. Two African-American men have been among the 112 justices to sit on the Court since 1789:

• Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall (retired June 1991, deceased)
• Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (still seated)

We have also had four female Justices on the Court:

• Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (retired 2006)
• Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (joined court in 1993)
• Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor (joined court in 2009) Sonia Sotomayor is Latina.
• Associate Justice Elena Kagan (joined court in 2010)

Answer 3

The first African American on the Supreme Court was Thurgood Marshall. He was the Associate Justice from October 1967 until October 1991.

Answer 4

January 3, 1993, Carol Moseley Braun became the first African American woman ever to serve as U.S. Senator.

Answer 5

Ronald Reagan nominated the first female member of the US Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor, in 1981. She was sworn in on September 25, 1981, and retired in 2006.

Answer 6

Carol Moseley-Braun

Answer 7

Charlotte E. Ray

Answer 8

Carol Moseley Braun