Ketanji Brown Jackson: Key Facts

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What does Ketanji's name mean?

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Lovely one

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Where does Ketanji's name originate?

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West Africa

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What inspired Ketanji's parents?

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Working as civil rights activists in the 1960s.

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What belief did Ketanji's parents work to instill in her?

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A belief that she could be and do anything she wanted.

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What did Ketanji want to be when she grew up?

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A lawyer

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What did Ketanji do when her father pulled out his law books?

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She got out her coloring books and worked beside him.

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How did Ketanji's parents dress her?

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In West African clothing.

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What did Ketanji often have to do the first time people heard her name?

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Spell it for them.

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What role was Ketanji elected to at Palmetto Junior High?

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mayor

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What role was Ketanji elected to at Miami Palmetto Senior High?

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student body president