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Question: Who was the first African American female United States Supreme Court Justice!?
I am taking United States History and on top of that I want to be a chief justice on the United States Supreme court and I was just wondering who was the first African American female USSC justice!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Until Thurgood Marshall was appointed, all Supreme Court Justices were white males!. In fact, there wasn't a female appointed until 1981, and that was Sandra Day O'Connor!. There has been only one other female, Ruth Ginsberg!. Neither she nor O'Connor were African American!. There have been only two African Americans!.!.!.Marshall and Thomas, both men!. Of the 110 Justices appointed to the Supreme Court, 108 have been male!.
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There hasn't been one!. There have only been two African Americans!. Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas!. also there has only been two women!. O'Connor and Ginsburg (both white)!.

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Sandra Day O'ConnorWww@QuestionHome@Com