Thurgood Marshall and Martin Luther King Jr.

What was Thurgood Marshall's most important contribution?

• He was the first African American U.S. Supreme Court justice.

• He was the best student in his class at Howard University.

• He was a lawyer.

• He retired in 1991

Thurgood often debated his father and brother at dinner. Debated means...

• fair treatment or behavior

• the most powerful court in the United States

• to argue both sides of an issue

• separating people because of their skin color

Thurgood Marshall and Martin Luther King Jr. was similar because...

• they both were born in 1908

• they both fought for equal rights for all people

• they were both lawyers

Thurgood Marshall went to a segregated school growing up. Segregated means...

• separating people because of their skin color

• fair treatment or behavior

• getting a good education

• something one can or must do by law

Thurgood Marshall was part of the Brown vs. Board of Education court case. What was the result of this case?

• all people were given the right to vote

• schools continued to be segregated

• students of different skin colors could go to the same schools

What was Martin Luther King's most important contribution?

• He was a minister.

• He won the Novel Peace Prize.

• He signed the Civil Rights Act.

• He worked to change segregation laws in peaceful ways.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader. Civil rights are...

• the rights to freedom and equal treatment under the law

• laws separating people based on their skin color

• awards given to a person who helps bring about peace

• causing hurt through the use of physical force

Martin Luther King gave a famous speech called, "I Have a ______"

• Goal

• Dream

• Question

The Civil Rights Act said that all people had ________ under the law.

• free speech

• the right to vote

• equal rights

• the right to get an education

Which character trait best describes both Martin Luther King Jr. and Thurgood Marshall?

• creative

• polite

• reliable

• leader