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1927 - 1971 |
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1927 | Black handles last Alabama jury trial involving Smelley family; Black moves family to Washington. |
| 1929 | America's stock market crashes. The "Great Depression" begins. | |
| 1932 | Black is reelected US Senator. | |
| 1937 | President Franklin Roosevelt appoints Black to the US Supreme Court. Controversy erupts after his confirmation about Black's Klan membership. | |
 1937 |
1947 | Black writes dissent arguing that the 14th Amendment requires all state and local governments to observe the US Constitution's Bill of Rights. |
| 1954 | Black joins in unanimous Supreme Court opinion, Brown v. Board of Education, outlawing segregation in public schools. | |
| 1970 | Black returns to Birmingham for his first publicized appearance after Brown. | |
| 1971 | Hugo Black dies. He is buried next to his first wife, Josephine, in Arlington Cemetery. | |
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