Thurgood Marshall for Kids
First Black Supreme Court Justice
"Meet Thurgood Marshall! Born in 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland, young Thurgood grew up in a world where 'separate but equal' was the law. Black children couldn't attend the same schools as white children. But Thurgood's parents taught him to stand up for himself and never accept unfair treatment. His father took him to watch court trials, where Thurgood fell in love with the power of words and law!"
Fun facts about Thurgood Marshall
- Thurgood's father took him to court trials to watch lawyers argue - that's how he fell in love with the law!
- The 'separate but equal' rule came from a Supreme Court case in 1896 - it would take Thurgood to finally overturn it!
- Years later, Thurgood sued the same University of Maryland that rejected him - and won! He forced them to admit Black students!
- Thurgood won 29 of the 32 cases he argued before the Supreme Court - that's an amazing record!
- The Brown v. Board of Education case combined five different school segregation cases from across the country - Thurgood argued them all together!
What your child will learn
- Learn about this amazing person
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