Thurgood Marshall

Why did Thurgood Marshall receive the Liberty Medal?

• He was the only black man they could find.

• He was a lawyer.

• He fought for freedoms and equality.

What two examples did Thurgood Marshall use when accepting his medal?

• Heman Sweatt and Shelley v. Kramer

• Dred Scott and Abraham Lincoln

• Rosa Parks and Ruby Bridges

What was an example of a "Jim Crow" law?

• All men are equal

• Whites only at this restaurant

• We the People...

Why was Heman Sweatt denied entry into the University of Texas?

• He did not play football.

• He was not white.

• He was trying to live in a whites only neighborhood.

How were segregationists different than Thurgood Marshall?

• Segregationists wanted equality for all, Thurgood Marshall wanted to bring back slavery.

• Segregationists were fair and nonjudgmental, Thurgood Marshall wanted blacks to prove themselves.

• Segregationists did not want freedom for all, Thurgood Marshall wanted to see all people treated equally.

Why did Thurgood Marshall mention the Shelleys in his medal acceptance speech?

• He had helped them win a suit against racism.

• He had tried to get them into an all white college.

• He had tried to force them to follow segregationists laws.

Thurgood Marshall helped win the lawsuit against "Brown vs. the Board of Education". What did that ruling do for schools everywhere?

• All schools had to be segregated.

• All schools had to provide indoor bathrooms.

• All schools had to be intregated.

Who should be in charge of "building bridges" according to Thurgood Marshall in his speech?

• White people

• You and me

• The government

In paragraph 10 of Benchmark on p. 28, Thurgood Marshall uses the word "dissent" 7 times!!! What does "dissent" mean?

• turn away from

• encourage

• accept

What is so special about Thurgood Marshall's being on the Supreme Court?

• He hadn't gone to college.

• He was the youngest justice to serve at that time.

• He as the 1st African American to serve.