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- ↑ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/san-francisco-unified-school-district/thurgood-marshall-high-school-3253
- ↑ "SF Public Library -- Historical Photographs".
- ↑ "Thurgood Marshall Academic High School | SFUSD". www.sfusd.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ↑ "Thurgood Marshall Academic High School Modernization, San Francisco • HKIT". hkit.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ↑ "Overview of Thurgood Marshall High School".