![Legal Defense Fund on Twitter: "#OTD in 1909, the @NAACP was founded. In 1940, young NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall founded the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and in 1957, LDF became a separate Legal Defense Fund on Twitter: "#OTD in 1909, the @NAACP was founded. In 1940, young NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall founded the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and in 1957, LDF became a separate](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DV1kKDaW4AA7x_s.jpg)
Legal Defense Fund on Twitter: "#OTD in 1909, the @NAACP was founded. In 1940, young NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall founded the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and in 1957, LDF became a separate
![NAACP Legal Defense Fund launches program to educate and train next generation of civil rights attorneys - JURIST - News NAACP Legal Defense Fund launches program to educate and train next generation of civil rights attorneys - JURIST - News](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/01/Mrs._Constance_B._Motley_being_sworn_in_by_Mayor_Wagner.jpg)
NAACP Legal Defense Fund launches program to educate and train next generation of civil rights attorneys - JURIST - News
![The NAACP Legal Defense Fund launches a $40 million scholarship program for future civil rights lawyers, with help from an anonymous donor | CNN The NAACP Legal Defense Fund launches a $40 million scholarship program for future civil rights lawyers, with help from an anonymous donor | CNN](https://dynaimage.cdn.cnn.com/cnn/c_fill,g_auto,w_1200,h_675,ar_16:9/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.cnn.com%2Fcnnnext%2Fdam%2Fassets%2F210120144956-naacp-legal-defense-fund-scholarship-trnd-split.jpg)
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund launches a $40 million scholarship program for future civil rights lawyers, with help from an anonymous donor | CNN
![Legal Defense Fund on Twitter: "#OTD 50 yrs ago, LDF founder Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as 1st Black #SCOTUS Justice, replacing Justice Clark https://t.co/aTlmPRmbag https://t.co/wbuyOcIVfp" / X Legal Defense Fund on Twitter: "#OTD 50 yrs ago, LDF founder Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as 1st Black #SCOTUS Justice, replacing Justice Clark https://t.co/aTlmPRmbag https://t.co/wbuyOcIVfp" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLIsqRSVoAIMLKI.jpg)
Legal Defense Fund on Twitter: "#OTD 50 yrs ago, LDF founder Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as 1st Black #SCOTUS Justice, replacing Justice Clark https://t.co/aTlmPRmbag https://t.co/wbuyOcIVfp" / X
![Legal Defense Fund on Twitter: "When Thurgood Marshall joined the federal bench, Jack succeeded him and served as LDF's second Director-Counsel for 23 years until 1984—the longest tenured leader of LDF. https://t.co/7d75GQpDWC" / Legal Defense Fund on Twitter: "When Thurgood Marshall joined the federal bench, Jack succeeded him and served as LDF's second Director-Counsel for 23 years until 1984—the longest tenured leader of LDF. https://t.co/7d75GQpDWC" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DoBB2PyXkAAQPSM.jpg:large)
Legal Defense Fund on Twitter: "When Thurgood Marshall joined the federal bench, Jack succeeded him and served as LDF's second Director-Counsel for 23 years until 1984—the longest tenured leader of LDF. https://t.co/7d75GQpDWC" /
![How Thurgood Marshall Paved the Road to 'Brown v. Board of Education' | History| Smithsonian Magazine How Thurgood Marshall Paved the Road to 'Brown v. Board of Education' | History| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/ylBRWbU1gII-4u7qnYeu2kmC3MM=/1072x720/filters:no_upscale():focal(1750x1400:1751x1401)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/ff/de/ffde142a-63db-45fa-935f-e1e10401fb3d/gettyimages-515585588.png)
How Thurgood Marshall Paved the Road to 'Brown v. Board of Education' | History| Smithsonian Magazine
![Legal Defense Fund on Instagram: “We're forever grateful to the indelible mark that Thurgood Marshall left on the legal field and our country as a whole. It's an honor to…” Legal Defense Fund on Instagram: “We're forever grateful to the indelible mark that Thurgood Marshall left on the legal field and our country as a whole. It's an honor to…”](https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/327013473_617191713745513_1344022809001330040_n.jpg?stp=c216.0.648.648a_dst-jpg_s640x640&_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=qSwcmmjVIw8AX8ejz6O&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&oh=00_AfCFph3asb2sXovH_H1Peo7NdjzEX3_1rZDAJYzSV7WinA&oe=64AAA912)