Thurgood Marshall: A Legacy of Justice
This worksheet explores the life and significant contributions of Thurgood Marshall to the American legal system and civil rights movement.
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Thurgood Marshall: A Legacy of Justice
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Refer to your knowledge of Thurgood Marshall's life and contributions.
1. Which landmark Supreme Court case did Thurgood Marshall argue and win, effectively ending segregation in public schools?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizona
2. Before becoming a Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall served as the chief counsel for which civil rights organization?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
3. Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to serve on the .
4. He was appointed to the Supreme Court by President .
5. Thurgood Marshall initially wanted to become a lawyer to help his family fight discrimination.
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False
6. Marshall's legal strategy primarily focused on challenging segregation laws in higher education before tackling elementary and secondary schools.
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False
7. Briefly explain the significance of Thurgood Marshall's argument in Brown v. Board of Education.
8. Describe one challenge Thurgood Marshall faced in his career and how he overcame it.
Match each term with its correct description.
9. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
a. The legal doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson
10. 'Separate but equal'
b. Organization led by Thurgood Marshall that fought for civil rights through litigation
11. Lyndon B. Johnson
c. President who appointed Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court