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Today in Civil Rights History: Robert N.C Nix, Jr.

January 6, 2009 - Posted by Tyler Lewis

On January 6, 1984, Robert N.C. Nix, Jr. assumed the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, becoming the first Black head of any state's Supreme Court.

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