2 October 1967 Posted on October 1, 2013 by Staff Thurgood Marshall gets sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court. Famous Words of Inspiration..."It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare." Edmund Burke — Click here for more from Edmund Burke Related posts: 2 October 1967 20 October 1967 17 December 1967 24 April 1967 17 December 1967 5 June 1967 3 September 1967 2 October 2002 5 June 1947