Black History Month: Thurgood Marshall at "K"

In 1961, Thurgood Marshall was given an honorary LL.D. (Doctor of Laws) degree by Kalamazoo College, for his contributions toward basic civil liberties for all Americans. At the time he received his honorary degree, he was best known for his success in the Brown v. Board of Education case of 1954. Six years after he received the degree from Kalamazoo College, he was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Lyndon Johnson, and was the first African-American to serve in that position.


A full list of honorees can be found here.