Vivian Burey Marshall

Vivian Burey Marshall
Born
Vivian Burey

(1911-02-11)February 11, 1911
DiedFebruary 11, 1955(1955-02-11) (aged 44)
Other namesVivien Burey Marshall, Buster
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationCivil rights activist
Spouse
(m. 1929)

Vivian "Buster" Burey Marshall (February 11, 1911 – February 11, 1955) was an American civil rights activist and was married for 25 years, until her death, to Thurgood Marshall, lead counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, who also managed Brown v. Board of Education (1954). Following her death, her husband was later appointed as the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice.