Thurgood Marshall Research Paper
“If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his house, what books he may read or what films he may watch.” Thurgood Marshall was born on July 2, 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland and died on January 24, 1993. His parents are Norma and William Marshall. He has one brother, William Marshall. Marshall studied at Frederick Douglass High School and was one of the top achievers in his class. Marshall grew up where Blacks weren’t getting the justice they deserved, so he joined the NAACP. Thurgood Marshall has not only gave blacks a right to education by ending racial segregation in public schools and was the first Black Supreme Court justice, he’s the most intelligent of civil rights movement
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Knowledge itself, is what makes him stand out from others. As being part of the Supreme Court, he has won many cases. He has judged cases such as the Murray vs. Pearson, Chambers vs. Florida & Smith vs. Allwright and Brown vs. Board of Education. He studied law at Howard University and became a Supreme Court Justice. Marshall was married only a twice in his lifetime. He married Vivian “Buster” Burey in 1929. They were married until her death in 1955. In later 1955, he married Cecilia Suyat. They two of them had two kids, Thurgood Jr. and John Marshall. He had no other kids but with Cecilia. Marshall was important to history because he was the first black person to ever be a part of the Supreme Court. In the NAACP he changed the litigation that destroyed the legal underpinnings of Jim Crow segregation. He changed the lives of all African Americans after doing that deed. Thurgood Marshall affected so many citizens in positive ways. Thurgood Marshall made the world for the African American culture a better place. Blacks were treated fairly once he got in the office. Thurgood Marshall is a good person to the world. He has made so many positively changes that has made an impact on so many lives. Thurgood Marshall has faced so many discriminations against him because of his race. He still became a successful African American in this racist world. He is a role model and leader in so many
Knowledge itself, is what makes him stand out from others. As being part of the Supreme Court, he has won many cases. He has judged cases such as the Murray vs. Pearson, Chambers vs. Florida & Smith vs. Allwright and Brown vs. Board of Education. He studied law at Howard University and became a Supreme Court Justice. Marshall was married only a twice in his lifetime. He married Vivian “Buster” Burey in 1929. They were married until her death in 1955. In later 1955, he married Cecilia Suyat. They two of them had two kids, Thurgood Jr. and John Marshall. He had no other kids but with Cecilia. Marshall was important to history because he was the first black person to ever be a part of the Supreme Court. In the NAACP he changed the litigation that destroyed the legal underpinnings of Jim Crow segregation. He changed the lives of all African Americans after doing that deed. Thurgood Marshall affected so many citizens in positive ways. Thurgood Marshall made the world for the African American culture a better place. Blacks were treated fairly once he got in the office. Thurgood Marshall is a good person to the world. He has made so many positively changes that has made an impact on so many lives. Thurgood Marshall has faced so many discriminations against him because of his race. He still became a successful African American in this racist world. He is a role model and leader in so many