Thurgood Marshall

Part A: What is the main idea of this text?

• Thurgood Marshall hoped that the legal system would fix all of the problems with segregation.

• Thurgood Marshall believed that all people of the US were responsible for making changes in civil rights.

• Thurgood Marshall was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.

• Thurgood Marshall helped Hema Sweatt win his case against the University of Texas.

Which detail supports the main idea from Part A?

Thurgood Marshall believed that all people of the US were responsible for making changes in civil rights.

• "We must dissent because America can do better, because America has no choice but to do better."

• "Marshall tried the case in front of the Supreme Court in 1950 and won."

• "The legal system can force open doors and sometimes even knock down walls."

• "Thurgood Marshall was a civil rights lawyer before he became the first African American Supreme Court Justice."

What evidence does Thurgood Marshall give to show that the fight for equality is an ongoing battle?

• "Democracy just cannot flourish amid fear."

• "America's diversity offers so much richness and opportunity."

• "I think of these people because of the risks they have taken and the courage they have displayed."

• "I am afraid that the porter's experience is still true."

What happened soon after Heman Sweatt was rejected from UT Law School?

• He started working at the school.

• He filed a lawsuit and Thurgood Marshall helped him win.

• He gathered people and started a peaceful protest.

• He started the Jim Crow Laws in Texas.

Select two trends or patterns that Thurgood Marshall seemed to not appreciate that was happening amongst White and African Americans ?

• They were not integrating with each other.

• They were taking issues to court.

• They were peacefully protesting.

• They were losing hope of equality.

• They were getting to know each other.

Which sentence gives evidence to support Marshall's point that the nation is divided?

• "Even many educated whites and successful Negroes have given up on integration and lost hope on equality."

• "In the chill climate in which we live, we must go against the prevailing wind."

• "I think of these people because of the risks they have taken and the courage they have displayed."

• "...America has no choice but to do better."

Part A: How did the claims made by Marshall and Johnson differ?

• The two men defended African Americans.

• The speeches contained strong, persuasive language.

• Johnson argued to defend civil rights, but Marshall did not.

• Johnson argued specifically for voting rights, while Marshall argued for constitutional freedoms and equality.

Which two sentences from the passages support the answer to Part A?

Johnson argued specifically for voting rights, while Marshall argued for constitutional freedoms and equality.

• "Knock down the fences that divide. Tear apart the walls that imprison."

• "The Constitution says that no person shall be kept from voting because of his race or color."

• "Many of the issues of civil rights are very complex and most difficult."

• "We cannot play ostrich."

Which of the following was Marshall’s first major legal victory?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Chambers v. Florida

• Furman v. Georgia

• Murray v. Pearson

Which of the following was not one of Marshall's accomplishments?

• becoming the first African-American Supreme Court justice

• striking down segregation at the University of Maryland

• serving as the first black president of the NAACP

• ending public school segregation in the US