What was Marshall’s function with the NAACP before becoming a judge?
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Before Thurgood Marshall became a judge, he was the Director-Counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In this role, he argued several important cases before the Supreme Court, including Brown v. Board of Education, which overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine that had been used to justify racial segregation.
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