Thurgood Marshall was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He lived between the years, July 02, 1908 - Jan 24, 1993 (age 84). Marshall's parents placed great emphasis on education, encouraging Thurgood and his brother to think and learn. Whenever he were to get in trouble he was forced to memorize sections of the U.S. Constitution. Doing this resulted in his career as a lawyer, helping him. He was influenced by Charles Houston a scholar who developed and perfected methods for winning civil rights lawsuits. Such discipline helped him in his later life. He was the second child and was the son of Norma Arica Williams, and William Canfield Marshall. Thurgood had much discipline, as a result he graduated high school and college. Thurgood helped
