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Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall. First African-American Justice of the Supreme Court. The Early Years. Born July 2, 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland Was taught the Constitution by his father Graduated from Frederick Thomas High School. Education. Graduated with honors from Lincoln University

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Thurgood Marshall

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  1. Thurgood Marshall First African-American Justice of the Supreme Court

  2. The Early Years • Born July 2, 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland • Was taught the Constitution by his father • Graduated from Frederick Thomas High School

  3. Education • Graduated with honors from Lincoln University • Denied entrance to University of Maryland Law School • Graduated with honors at Howard University

  4. As a Lawyer • Successfully sued University of Maryland Law School • Wins first major civil rights case in Murray v. Pearson • Became Chief Counsel for the NAACP in New York • Asked by the UN and UK to help draft constitutions for Ghana and Tanzania

  5. Cases Against the Supreme Court • Marshall won 29 of the 32 cases in the Supreme Court • First case was Chambers v. Florida • Takes out “white primary” in the south with Smith v. Allwright • Tears down racially restrictive covenants with Shelly v. Kraemer

  6. Brown v. Board of Education in Topeka • Was a major event in the Civil Rights Movement • The cases were brought to the supreme court in 1952 • The case was to end segregation in schools • Marshall won case in 1954

  7. A Job in the Judicial Branch • Was appointed as a Circuit Judge for the US Second Court of Appeals. • Made 112 rulings as circuit judge • Appointed as a US Solicitor General • Wins 14 of 19 cases argued for the government

  8. The Supreme Court • Nominated for Supreme Court by LBJ • Elevated to Associate Justice in 1967 • Was Justice for 24 years making numerous majority opinions

  9. The Final Years • Retired from Supreme Court in 1991 • Died January 24, 1993

  10. Quotes • “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.” • “A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi... has exactly the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It's not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for.” • “Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.”

  11. Bibliography • http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/legal_entity/96/print • http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/hill/marshall.htm • http://www.jtbf.org/five_firsts/Marshall_T.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurgood_Marshall

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