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1 Thurgood Marshall Study Guide
Vocabulary Authority: The right and power to lead Citizen- a person who is an official member of a community Segregation: the practice of keeping people from a different race apart. Civil Rights: the basic rights that all citizens of a country have. Justice: fair and equal treatment under law. Boycott: refusing to buy, sell or use certain goods or services as a way of protesting Important Facts Baltimore , Maryland in 1908. When he was growing up he was really good at arguing (debating). He wanted to be a lawyer. Marshall could not go to the law school he wanted to attend because he was African American. He had to travel to Washington, D.C. to get an education. Marshall did not agree with segregation. He and his partner wanted to go to the SUPREME COURT and have them decide if the law followed the Constitution. 1

2 Marshall worked as a lawyer for the NAACP
Marshall worked as a lawyer for the NAACP. The NAACP is an organization that protects the civil rights of African Americans. Marshall helped end the segregation of many things in the United States. Ended the segregation at the University of Maryland “Brown v. The Board of Education (1954)” Helped end school segregation. Ended segregated housing, parks, beaches, swimming pools, restaurants, buses, and trains. (NOT ALL OVER USA) Nicknamed “Mr. Civil Rights” Lyndon B. Johnson chose Marshall to serve as a judge on the Supreme Court. - He was the 1st African American judge to serve on the Supreme Court. Marshall is honored by a statue in Baltimore and by a stamp.

3 Thurgood Marshall Quiz
Name:______________________ Date:_______ Number:_______ Thurgood Marshall Quiz Directions: Match the vocabulary word to its definition. _______ The basic rights that all citizens have in a country _______ The right and power to lead _______ Fair and equal treatment under law _______ the practice of keeping people from a different race apart. _______ A person who is an official member of a community Word Bank Authority Citizen Justice Segregation Civil Rights Directions: Circle the answer that best answers the question. Thurgood Marshall was born in____________. 1735 1908 1820 Thurgood Marshall was born in____________. Adams, Massachusetts Baltimore, Maryland Stonewall, Texas Growing up, Thurgood Marshall was really good a this skill that most lawyers have. Being mean Arguing Reading 3 Harville 40 Copies front/back

4 Name two things Thurgood Marshall desegregated.
After going to college Marshall became a ___________ for the NAACP. Speaker Teacher Lawyer What as Thurgood Marshall’s nickname?. “Mr. Civil Rights” “ Mr. Always Right” “Mr. Never Right” Marshall won the famous case of “Brown v. Board of Education. What did that court case end? Ended slavery Ended school segregation Ended segregation at the University of Maryland (If you chose ‘a’, PLEASE rethink it. TM lived in the NINETEEN60s.) What did Johnson choose Marshall to do? Work in Congress Work as Vice President Work on the Supreme Court Directions: Answer the question using complete sentences. Name two things Thurgood Marshall desegregated. How did Thurgood Marshall impact the United States? 4


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