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