Thurgood Marshall

Why didn't Thurgood attend the University of Maryland's Law school?

• It was too far from his home.
• He didn't want to go to law school.
• They didn't allow African Americans to attend.
• His father didn't want him to go there.

Thurgood Marshall became _______.

• a president of the United States.
• a principal in a school who fought racism.
• the first African American on the Supreme Court.
• one of the authors of the constitution.

Where was Thurgood born?

• Mayesville, South Carolina
• Boston, Massachusetts
• Rochester, New York
• Baltimore, Maryland

What was the name of the court case that ended segregation in public schools?

• Garner v Louisiana
• Brown v Board of Education
• Smith v Board of Education

He did not like the law that stated, "Separate but ______."

• divided
• united
• equal

Marshall took the case "Brown vs. the Board of Education" to the Supreme Court and won. What were the results of this success?

• It gave Linda Brown the freedom to attend the school close to her home.

• It showed that "separate but equal" was not truly equal.

• It ended all segregation in public schools.

• All of the above.

Where did Marshall get his law degree?

• Harvard University
• Howard University
• Yale University

Thurgood Marshall was the first African American...

• police officer
• Supreme Court Justice
• baseball player
• president

African Americans were kept apart from other Americans in many public places, such as schools, hotels, and restaurants. This is called ______.

• a boycott
• civil rights
• a debate
• segregation

What is segregation?

• All races going to school together.
• An idea in a system of beliefs.
• Keeping people seperated because of their race.