Second child not listed (suggestion)[edit] Thurgood Marshall Jr is listed in the info box with a link to his wiki page, but John W. Marshall is not listed (and he has a page too, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Marshall)
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It is stated in Carl Rowan's biography of Thurgood Marshall that he did indeed apply to the University of Maryland at College Park. On page 45 it states, Both his state of poverty and the inconvenience of travel outside the Maryland told Thurgood that he should study law at the University of Maryland at College Park.
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Between 1934 and 1961, as an attorney for the NAACP, Marshall traveled throughout the United States, representing all manner of clients whenever a dispute involved questions of racial justice–from trials for common crimes to appellate advocacy raising the most intricate matters of constitutional law.
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Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 2, 1908, the great-grandson of a slave. His original name was Thoroughgood, but he shortened it to Thurgood in second grade because he disliked spelling it.
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Baltimore, Maryland. January 24, 1993. Bethesda, Maryland. Thurgood Marshall, originally Thoroughgood Marshall (born July 2, 1908, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died January 24, 1993, Bethesda) lawyer, civil rights activist, and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1967–91), the first African American member of the Supreme Court.
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I recently learned that Thurgood Marshall may be a Saint of the Episcopal Church. According to the Bishop of Washington, Right Reverend John Bryson Chane as stated in an Episcopal blog (http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/faith_and_politics/more_on_thurgood_marshalls_nom.html) he is indeed a saint.
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In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him solicitor general, another racial “first.” And in 1967, President Johnson appointed Marshall to the Supreme Court, declaring that it was “the right thing to do, the right time to do it, the right man and the right place.”.
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Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was a U.S. Supreme Court justice and civil rights advocate. Marshall earned an important place in American history on the basis of two accomplishments. First, as legal counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), he guided the litigation that destroyed the legal underpinnings of Jim Crow segregation.
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Also known as. born. died. Thurgood Marshall, originally Thoroughgood Marshall (born July 2, 1908, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died January 24, 1993, Bethesda) lawyer, civil rights activist, and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1967–91), the first African American member of the Supreme Court.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thurgood-Marshall
His father, William Marshall, instilled in him an appreciation for the United States Constitution and the rule of law. Marshall was the grandson of a slave.. This is ambiguous - the latter sentence could be referring to either Thurgood or William.
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who is thurgood marshall
Thurgood Marshall is a U.S Supreme Court justice and Civil rights advocate. Thurgood Marshall is a U.S. Supreme Court justice and Civil rights advocate.