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A Picture Book of Thurgood Marshall (Picture Book Biography)
A Picture Book of Thurgood Marshall - Picture Book Biography Author:David A. Adler, Robert Casilla (Illustrator) Thurgood Marshall was known as "Mr. Civil Rights" because he spent his long career fighting for equality for all Americans. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 2, 1908, Marshall often got into trouble at school. When he did, his principal would send him to memorize part of the United States Constitution as punishment. Surprisingly eno... more »ugh, Marshall later went on to Howard University to study law.
As a lawyer working for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Marshall won many court decisions that expanded the rights of African Americans, including the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which found that school segregation was unconstitutional.
In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to sit on the United States Supreme Court.« less