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22 Cards in this Set
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Right and power to lead |
AUTHORITY |
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Refusing to buy, sell, or use certain goods or services as a way to protest something |
BOYCOTT |
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Person who is an official member of a city, town, or country |
CITIZEN |
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Discussion in which many sides or an argument are presented |
DEBATE |
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Fair and equal treatment under a system of laws |
JUSTICE |
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System of keeping some people separate from others |
SEGREGATION |
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Where was Thurgood Marshall born? When? |
Baltimore, Maryland in 1908 |
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Why did he argue with his teachers? |
Because he loved to debate. |
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What did his teacher have him read and study? |
The US Constitution |
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What is the Constitution? |
A 4-page document that guides all state and national laws. Marshall memorized the entire Constitution before he graduated from high school. |
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Thurgood Marshall wanted to ... |
Change unjust laws |
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What was the first university for African American students in the United States? |
Howard University |
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Who was Thurgood's teacher at Howard University? |
Charles Hamilton Houston |
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Houston and Marshall went to the __________ to decide if segregation laws agreed with the Constitution. |
Supreme Court |
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When Marshall became a lawyer, he went to work for the _______________ |
NAACP -- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
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What was the case that Marshall argued that us known as one of the more famous in U.S. history? |
Brown v. the Board of Education |
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Segregation was first ended in __________. Marshall worked to end it everywhere. |
Schools |
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Marshall was one of _______ judges chosen to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. |
Nine (9) |
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The Supreme Court is part of which branch of government? |
Judicial |
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What is the name of the document that Thurgood Marshall used to help him fight for the civil rights of African Americans? |
Constitution |
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Name two ways Thurgood Marshall has been honored? |
--> Song -- Thurgood Marshall, Mr. Civil Rights --> Statue at the Federal building in Baltimore --> Stamp
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What made Marshall's appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court different from other judges? |
He was the first African American chosen. |
